Buffet Chronicles: Different Than All The Rest

A formulaic business that departs from the formula

One thing I find interesting about independent but sort of template-based businesses—Chinese takeout joints, pizza parlors, ice cream shops, coffee shops, all-you-can-eat buffets—is what distinguishes them from each other. Every once in awhile, you’ll find one of these places that’s a little different. An honest-to-God homemade ice cream place. A pizza …