An all-you-can-eat restaurant (AYCE) is a type of

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in which a fixed price is charged for entry, after which diners may consume as much food as they wish. Self-service buffets are a common type of all-you-can-eat establishment, but some AYCE restaurants instead provide waiter service based on an unlimited series of written orders for specific foods.

Buffets

The concept of an all-you-can-eat

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has been attributed to Herb McDonald, a

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publicity and entertainment manager who introduced the idea in 1946. A 2011 study showed that the amount of food consumed increases with the price charged for the buffet.

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Buffets

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