Nieustająca potrzeba dzielenia stołu. Znaczenie i ponadczasowość trendu social eating
The Enduring Need to Share a Table. The Importance and Timelessness of the Social Eating Trend

Summary/Abstract: The article is an attempt to highlight contemporary food trends based on the idea of a communal table. The main focus of the study was the so-called “socialized meals”, a popular contemporary activity, shaped by historical transformations and cultural changes. Through the analysis of individual sources, the concept of the common table was defined, the genesis of supper clubs was described, and the how to eat on the internet were characterized. The trends presented showed that, despite the dynamization of life, sitting down at one table and celebrating meals is still an important (socially and culturally) activity. Today’s consumption is justified not only by the need to satisfy hunger, but also by the desire to belong and build lasting relationships. As a result, a new but all-too-familiar lifestyle of social eating is being born, and food is beginning to be treated as a binding factor between people.

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