From this thread:
www.glitch.com/forum/genera...
How about a picnic basket or buffet table for group gatherings (parties, mining sessions, whatever)? It could be a one-time item with a fairly low cost or another tool.
When you set it down, people can donate food, drink and other substances (only items you can eat or drink). There would be a buffet of all options showing - not piles of food, but one of each item on offer.
ANYONE could pick up from the table, but only one item at a time and only for immediate consumption - no packing away a dozen martinis or stews. You could stand there and eat one after another, but you could not stow them away in your bag.
Right now it is a bit clumsy to eat at a party: click on the item, select one, find it in your pack, select and eat. With a buffet, click once to select then click to eat.
I guess the table could be left in the public area until nothing remains and then poof - it is gone. That would argue for the one-time use model. Otherwise, would the owner get the leftovers?