Writing Games: What's On the Table?

    Sometimes for a couple moments, it's fun to daydream up a scene where a character is meeting with another--usually someone who's either meeting the character for the first time or has met him/her only a few times--sitting at the  table with the first character's favorite snack set out.
    To be efficient about the creativeness of the scene, one has to think for a couple moments what kind of snack it is. To determine that, some contemplation of the character is involved. Are they carefree and eager to accept the privilege of tasty fast food, or do they discipline themselves strictly to a diet? Do they enjoy the sweet taste of chocolate, or do they prefer the mellower sweetness of melon? Are almonds their fancy, or is buttery popcorn more attractive? Or does this character drink something fun like soda or hot chocolate or tea in their relaxing time?
   And it's not just the type of food that can play a role in this daydream. The condition of the table and the room itself can factor in. Are they even eating at a table, or is this snack being consumed in armchairs or in hammocks or on the floor? Are they in the kitchen, the living room, outdoors? What's the environment like? Clean, fancy, dirty, organized? Are crumbs burning under the oven's range as the two characters chat? Is there a pleasant aroma of freshly cooked/baked food in the air? Is sunlight streaming in through dust-free blinds, or is the place lit by an electric light on the ceiling?
    All of these things can affect which way the conversation goes in the scene, and it shows a little bit more about the focus character's life and personality. All in all, writing a snack/meal scene can be a nice writing exercise.
    So what's your protagonist's (or other character's) kitchen look like, and what's on the table?