The Untimely Passing of the American Buffet

A lot of people hated them — but you can’t deny what they meant to many of us

David Dennis, Jr.
LEVEL
Published in
5 min readDec 14, 2020

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I used to think it was a character flaw not to eat at buffets.

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David Dennis, Jr.
LEVEL

Level Sr. Writer covering Race, Culture, Politics, TV, Music. Previously: The Undefeated, The Atlantic, Washington Post. Forthcoming book: The Movement Made Us