Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Is it time to retire the all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet?
If you stay at a budget hotel in Western countries, you are likely to
find simple breakfast offerings, such as cereals, fruit juices, cups of yogurt,
breads, and coffee/tea, most of which are consumed in the morning or the next morning.
Other hotels may serve a breakfast plate with an egg, ham, and cheese, along
with a small basket of bread. But at a four or more-star hotel, you’ll probably
find an all-you-can-eat American or full breakfast buffet that offers a variety
of salads, cuts, fruits, hot meals, and desserts. At such an alluring buffet,
people tend to grab much more food than they usually eat or finish. Also, a lot
of food still remains on the counter when the last guest finishes their meal. Indeed,
all-you-can-eat buffet has been a symbol in hospitality when abundance was
considered luxury. However, as hotel guests have become more environmentally conscious,
hotels are now trying to offer more thoughtful and sustainable breakfast
offerings for their guests and the planet. Does it have to be a buffet? What is
wrong with a made-to-order breakfast? How about a hybrid?
Read the article and think about what breakfast you expect at your next
hotel you will stay at.
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