It's nice to cook others their favorite foods.
Sally is having a dinner for her roommate to celebrate a promotion.
Sally wants to have a really good meal.
Sally asks her roommate what her favorite meals are then chooses one of them to make for dinner.
Sally makes her own favorite regional dish, a crawfish boil.
Sally's roommate enjoys the dinner Sally prepared and even has seconds.
Sally's roommate does not care for crawfish boil and does not eat dinner at the party.