dish out

administer or bestow, as in small portions

• “administer critical remarks to everyone present”
• “dole out some money”
• “shell out pocket money for the children”
• “deal a blow to someone”

provide (usually but not necessarily food)

• “We serve meals for the homeless”
• “She dished out the soup at 8 P.M.”
• “The entertainers served up a lively show”