Wednesday, April 9, 2008

The 2 kinds of Buffets

There are 2 basic kinds of buffets that I'm going to talk about:

1. Dining Establishment buffets: These range from seafood bars to casinos to rodizios to Pizza Hut lunch buffets to restaurant brunches.  In these cases, the emphasis will not be providing a detailed account of all of the food options and prices of the particular establishments in question, rather a chance to discuss how you approach different categories of buffet with different goals in mind.  You have paid for the food in these cases, which adds an additional layer of "responsibility" on the eater to make sure you Run the Buffet (remember, not about eating the most, it's about building the best possible plates).

2. Non-paid buffets: These range from wedding buffets to corporate parties to Easter at Grandmom's to large barbeques with friends.  Here, your focus is probably on tasting and trying different things, sampling everyone's work (if the food was homemade) and building the best plate possible.  Equally important to Run the Buffet, but you'll do it differently.

Of course, we're going to share tips on not only strategy but the best places to actually practice this, pictures of fun buffet experiences, and even experimenting with plate combinations that you've found were unexpectedly tasty.

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