Buffet

A buffet is a meal-serving system where patrons serve themselves. It is a popular method of feeding large numbers of people with minimal staff.

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One form is to have a line of food serving stalls and foods and customers take food they require as they walk along and pay at the end. This form is most commonly seen in cafeterias. Another form known as the "all you can eat" buffet has a set fee and customers can help themselves to as much food as they wish to eat. This form is found often in restaurants, especially in hotels. Another form is the Swedish Smorgasbord. In North America, buffets specializing in Chinese cuisine are common, as are ones for other ethnic foods.

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Buffets are effective for serving large numbers of people. They are also popular in that they give customers a great deal of choice and the ability to closely inspect food before selecting it. Since a buffet involves people serving themselves, it is generally viewed as a less elegant form of dining.

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A buffet car is a passenger car of a train, where snacks and drinks can be bought at a counter and consumed. Typically it is not allowed to consume brought-along food and drinks in this car. Compare dining car.

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Buffet: A buffet is a meal-serving system where patrons serve themselves. It is a popular method of feeding large numbers of people with minimal staff....

Meal: :For the coarsely ground flour, see flour....

Food: Food is any substance consumed by living organisms, including liquid drinks. Food is the main source of energy and of nutrition for animals, and is usually of animal or plant origin....

Buffet related Images and Photos (experimental)

Linden Buffet	Meme Buffet Babydoll	Meme Buffet Babydoll	Bernard Buffet January 29 1959
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Paddington at the Buffet	Saturday Evening Post Doggie Buffet 1000 Piece Puzzle	Reproduction of a Poster Advertising "Eugenie Buffet" at the Republic Theatre	Reproduction of a Poster Advertising "Eugenie Buffet " at the Ambassadeurs Paris 1893