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>>I can't think of anything more off-putting than a dessert being unveiled with a piece missing.

>You must have a terribly dull imagination

You must not understand obvious hyperbole.

>I can't think of anything more off-putting than a dessert being unveiled with a piece missing.

You must have a terribly dull imagination

And didn’t like it very much.

Put the slice on a plate nearby!

Yea but you get to be the first user

its also way easuer to cut if a piece has already been taken out

Ideally don’t chew

This is actually a gamechanger. I had been to a group dinner recently, and there was a pizza on the table. NO ONE WANTED TO BE THE ONE TO TAKE THE FIRST SLICE! But when I took one triangle out, others jumped in right away. It’s incredible how these oblivious psychological tricks work!

And if you bring donuts to work, cut them in half

I'm with you. OP must go to weird events or hang out with odd people. No event I've ever gone to had this issue if it wasn't a wedding or birthday party for obvious reasons. The food is obviously there to be eaten and folks are already cutting into dishes ao it makes no logical sense to be scared to cut into a dish especially by the time dessert rolls around. You have literally already cut into so much shirt by that point what's the point of being scared to do the very thing folks are there for in the first place? There isn't a point.

In my family especially it is actually considered rude to do that shit. Kids and elderly eat first and often get their plates made for em even and you shouldn't show up with dishes eaten off there. If anything, if you actually serve good food (maybe OP is going to events that don't perhaps?) you have the opposite problem where you better hurry tf up and get it while it is still there. Folks definitely don't tend to have an issue diving in when it's good.

I can't imagine going to an event and folks are just spending hours staring at the dessert or some shit when every dish has been touched. Sounds like a made up issue or something.

Screw that. Leave the singular slice behind and aggressively shovel the remainder of the dessert into thine mouth

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I disagree. Where are yall going where folks are scared to eat food at an event designed to do so? Is that pie? Oh no much rather look than eat even though clearly it's there to be eaten and everyone is eating.

If anything if you're going to take a slice do so because you want gurantee you get a slice not because "oh no people are scared to eat food at a food event." Otherwise it's actually considered rude in many folk's households to show up with an incomplete dish you've eaten off of.

Or just cut it when it's time to serve and put a piece on your plate and/or on others? Jesus christ I swear these LPTs are getting more and more stupid.

Just bring me I guess. I don't get the whole scare factor. The only time I ever hesitate is time for everyone to eat period. Once it's time to eat then I see no issue diving into whatever food is out there to be eaten obviously. Few obvious exceptions would be a wedding cake or bday cake, but those are exceptions and obvious.

I don't know what events you attend, but this has almost never been the case for me or any event I attend. Outside of maybe a wedding for obvious reasons (which you don't want to just slice a piece off the wedding cake) I go to events that's never been an issue.

If anything you would it maybe had a point for the opposite reason. Events I go to you need to cut a piece out so that you actually have a chance to get a slice period. If you had said do so to ensure you get a piece of your own dessert then I would have agreed, but I see no issues with folks wanting dessert in my kind of events.

I not only cut out a piece for myself, I also precut into 3ish giant triangles so those knife-challenged mofos don't make stupidly-shaped cake pieces (it gives them a middle point to aim for) !

I’ll still fuck up your beautiful creation when I try to cut my own slice. Just start cutting and hand me the first slice.

Boo

LOVE being first to break that awkward spell ppl do. What is that?? It’s food, let’s eat.

No. I want to take most of this cake home, duh

I'm using this. Thank you.

Bring a beautiful dessert, stand next to it, and glare at anyone who thinks about cutting it. Establish dominance.

>But there's something about that empty space that makes people think that someone has already started to enjoy it,

Reality: people think you brought a gently-used dessert.