We marvel at the Great Pyramids, but they were built over decades the midnight buffet is built daily.
In his 1965 novel The Muses of Ruin, William Pearson wrote of the buffet:Īt midnight every self-respecting casino premières its buffet- the eighth wonder of the world, the one true art form this androgynous harlot of cities has delivered herself of. The all-you-can-eat buffet has been ascribed to Herbert 'Herb' Cobb McDonald, a Las Vegas publicity and entertainment manager who introduced the idea in 1946. All-you-can-eat establishments are frequently self-service buffets, but some AYCE restaurants instead provide waitservice based on an unlimited series of written orders for specific foods. It was later perfected by David Davoudpour. The concept was pioneered by Shoney’s in 1947. Restaurant model based on a single price for any amount of foodĪn all-you-can-eat restaurant ( AYCE) is a type of restaurant in which a fixed price is charged for entry, after which diners may consume as much food as they wish.
