America’s Love for Food Buffets May Not Come Back After Pandemic Is Over

From Las Vegas casinos to hotel breakfast bars, Buffets are an American tradition. Some entire restaurant chains are based around buffet-style dining. But will people really want to patronize buffets after stay-at-home orders are lifted? Not only do they present food sitting in open air for hours, potentially exposed to airborne viruses, but the utensils used to serve food could be touched by hundreds of people, leaving behind germs that can spread rapidly.