For Innovative Service, Avoid the Buffet

I have a confession…I almost always go for the “off the beaten path” choices. Tried and true is typically trumped by “I’ve never had it before.” So you can imagine my reception when the waiter seated us and handed us the breakfast menu with the announcement: “The buffet is a much better value than à la carte.” But when he saw my nonplussed reaction he added, “but none of the local flavors are on the buffet.”

So, what did his announcement mean? He meant that great food could be found on their s...