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buffet restaurant in the U.S. ]] 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. The term is also used to describe a Sideboard , an antique form of furniture which was sometimes used to offer the dishes of a buffet meal to guests, in private home. BUFFET FORMS One form of buffet is to have a line of s; virtually every major Casino resort in North America includes one, with some being very elaborate and extensive. In North America and Australia , restaurants specializing in Chinese and Indian Cuisine commonly offer this type of buffet for Lunch . A third type of buffet commonly offered in Delicatessen s and Supermarket s is a Salad Bar , in which customers help themselves to Lettuce and other Salad ingredients, then pay by weight. As a compromise between self-service and full table service, a staffed buffet may be offered: diners bring their own plate along the buffet line and are given a portion from a server at each station. This method is prevalent at catered meetings where diners are not paying specifically for their meal. A traditional form of buffet in Sweden is the Smörgåsbord , which literally means ''table of sandwiches''. Buffets are effective for serving large numbers of people at once. For this reason, they are prevalent in institutional settings, such as business conventions or large catered parties. Another advantage of buffets compared to table service is that diners have a great deal of choice and the ability to closely inspect food before selecting it. Since a buffet involves people serving themselves, it is considered an informal form of dining, less elegant than table service. It is, however, usually the preferred serving method for large groups, even in formal settings such as weddings, due to its logistical advantages. HISTORY While serving oneself at a meal has a long history, the modern buffet was developed in France in the 18th Century , soon spreading throughout Europe . The term originally referred to the Sideboard where the food was served, but eventually became applied to the form. The buffet became popular in the English -speaking world in the second half of the nineteenth century. When the possession of gold and silver has been a measure of solvency of a regime, the display of it, in the form of plates and vessels, is more a political act than a gesture of Conspicuous Consumption . The 16th-century French term ''buffet'' applied both to the display itself and to the furniture on which it was mounted, often draped with rich textiles, but more often as the century advanced an elaborately carved cupboard surmounted by tiers of shelves. In England such a buffet was called a court cupboard. Prodigal displays of plate were probably first revived at the fashionable court of Burgundy and adopted in France. The Baroque displays of silver and gold that were affected by Louis XIV Of France were immortalized in paintings by Alexandre-François Desportes and others, before Louis' plate and his silver furniture had to be sent to the mint to pay for the wars at the end of his reign. |
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