Drinks and food

This is a post that has been brewing for many months.

When out at a social gathering (bar/pub/restaurant etc), people are generally fairly happy to have drinks bought for them by someone else.  However, when if comes to buying food, people are rarely happy to let someone else buy for them.
What are the reasons for this difference?  Some thoughts...

• Buying someone else a drink is often a matter of convenience - only one person goes to the bar rather than several.
• There is an assumption that someone else will get the next round, so it evens out by the end of the night.
• People basically don't like receiving something for free, no strings attached.
• Food costs more than drinks, so people might think they 'owe' someone more.

Is it as simple as this?

Danger Cake

The idea of danger cake is to make a cake or cakes, with each piece or individual cake containing a different foodstuff (loose use of this term) which might be considered 'alternative'.

I can't remember who I came up with this idea with, but my brother Simon and his friends have been working on it too.

Current suggestions for the Danger element include:
Chilli
Coffee grounds
Salt
Gravy powder
Meat
Cheese
Sand
Tuna
Grass
Herbs
Wax
Pennies
Tomato puree
Cocoa powder
Sawdust
Leaves
Hair
Twigs
Feathers
Pickle
Actual sponge
Soap
Vinegar
Banana peel
Eggshells
Garlic butter