The essence of Sharing Concept is that you can eat out with friends, your partner or family in the same way you would eat together at home. Whether for lunch or dinner, the bowls and pots are placed at the centre of the table, and everyone can take whatever and whenever they want. You can help serve each other and eat more of what you like, someone drops a carrot, and you talk about foods and flavours. A memorable meal, without having to do with dishes!

With our busy lifestyles and hectic schedules it can be difficult to find time for quality communal eating. Many families dine together only on major holidays or celebrations, while others eat together, but silently, while playing with their phone or watching TV. All of this means that we can't properly enjoy the flavours, and we miss out on good conversations, laughter and story-telling. Even a simple lunch can become a whole new experience when truly shared with others.

Various cooking channels, shows and social networking sites encourage us to cook and eat together, and to view it as an experience. It is no exaggeration to say that cooking has become fashionable again, which is definitely a good direction. But not everyone’s kitchen/home is suitable for dinner parties, let alone cooking together. Most lack the time it inevitably takes to create elaborate meals for a group of people.

This is where Hubert Hlatky-Schlichter and his team at KIOSK enter.

Why couldn’t they host the group of friends, couples and families who visit KIOSK and create an atmosphere that's as if they were eating in their own home? The waiters are present only until the food is placed on the table, and if anyone wishes to get seconds they are free to do so at any time. As a bonus, there's no need to do the dishes so we can continue to talk, drink wine and enjoy ourselves as long as we like.

The dishes that can be ordered in a “shared” form from Monday to Sunday are listed on KIOSK’s menu. Even just two people can order lunch/dinner using this system as can a bigger 10-person group for example. Sunday is even more special, as at the usual KIOSK Brunch, all Sharing Concept dishes can be ordered with a 20% discount. We can order a simple antipasti platter for two (the eggplant cream and foie gras cream are both superb choices!), but we can also have a complete feast with homemade stuffed cabbage, rose duck breast, salads and poppy seed noodles with apricot jam for dessert.

This is for all those who still believe in the joy of eating together, who would like to have lunch/dinner with their loved ones the “traditional” way.