TOM PARKER BOWLES tries the world's best buffet: It has a seven-month waiting list, unlimited lobster and caviar – all at surprisingly low price Trolleys of treats, nine varieties of ham, 111 cheeses: just a little of what’s on offer at the world’s poshest all-you-can-eat buffet. By Tom Parker Bowles For You Magazine Published: 07:01 EDT, 29 June 2024 | Updated: 07:52 EDT, 29 June 2024 e-mail View comments It is, according to Michel Guérard, that be-toqued legend of French gastronomy, ‘the greatest culinary theatre in the world’, an edible extravaganza so spectacular, so delectably magnificent, that it has reduced even the most seasoned of gourmands to giddy raptures of greedy exultation. Some call it the Disneyland of déjeuner, others the Sistine Chapel of serious eating.
What everyone agrees on is that Les Grands Buffets, an all-you-can-eat affair in the South of France , is not only the country’s most sought-after booking, but, with an estimated €24 million (around £20 million) annual turnover and over 380,000 customers last year alone, possibly its highest grossing restaurant, too. Les Grand Buffets, though, is no ordinary buffet. Forget the stuff-your-gob ignominy of the average pile-it-high stodge fest.
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quail stuffed with foie gras, whole roasted turbot and fillet of beef. Along with 50 varieties of pastries and puddings, and a cheese ‘board’ that, with its 111 different fromages, is certified by Guinness World .
