What's for dessert?

TL;DR

This paper introduces a practical method for two or more people to fairly and satisfactorily choose a dessert from a menu without extensive negotiations or full rankings.

Contribution

It presents a novel, easy-to-implement method for fair dessert selection applicable to multiple participants, reducing complexity compared to traditional approaches.

Findings

Method achieves high satisfaction for participants.

Reduces negotiation time and complexity.

Extends to groups of three or more.

Abstract

Two people meet in a coffeehouse and decide to share one dessert from a menu of several possible choices. How should they choose which one? A method is presented that is intended to be practical, avoiding the need for long negotiations or complete menu rankings, while offering a high likelihood of satisfaction and fairness to both participants. The method is also extended to parties of 3 or more people sharing one item from a menu of several choices.