EDITOR’S NOTE
I MISS MY BUFFET! When Will The Casino Buffet Return?
Your Authority On Everything Gaming VOLUME 13 • ISSUE 06 MANAGING DIRECTOR & VIDEO POKER GURU Elizabeth Torma liz@azgamingguide.com
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s my readers well know, Governor Doug Ducey allowed buffets to reopen recently. I miss the casino buffet. I miss the food selection. I miss the people. I miss being able to build my own salad and get a steak (or pork chop) for a flat price, eat, and run without all the hoopla of a fine dining steakhouse!
PUBLISHER & SLOT GURU Chris Höft chris@azgamingguide.com
You may not know the current incarnation of the casino buffet was originally invented by Herbert "Herb" Cobb McDonald, a Las Vegas publicity and entertainment manager who introduced the idea in 1946.
ART DIRECTOR Melanie Mueller
This quote is over the top, but it captures the style of 1960s Las Vegas: At 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... We marvel at the Great Pyramids, but they were built over decades; the midnight buffet is built daily. Crushed-ice castles and grottoes chill the shrimp and lobster. Sculptured aspic is scrolled with Paisley arabesques. They are, laid out with reverent artistry: hors d'oeuvres, relish, salads, and sauces; crab, herring oyster, sturgeon, octopus, and salmon; turkey, ham, roast beef, casseroles, fondues, and curries; cheeses, fruits, and pastries. How many times you go through the line is a private matter between you and your capacity, and then between your capacity and the chef's evil eye. —The Muses Of Ruin, William Pearson (1965) Have A Lucky Month!
Alexandra
Alexandra Lang Editor-in-Chief Editor@AZGamingGuide.com
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Alexandra Lang editor@azgamingguide.com
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