Dookki is serving up unlimited rice cakes and traditional eats for a Western crowd unaccustomed to eating Korean street food By Erica Cheng , Former Food Reporter Updated Aug 18, 2023 1:06 p.m.

ELMI is a new buffet restaurant in Calgary that specializes in a variety of different foods to appeal to all tastes.

Buffets are often said to have originated in Sweden with the smörgåsbord (originating in the 18th century), and the term derives from the French bufet (meaning stool or bench).

The name is fun and a cheeky play on boastful eaters trying to rise to the challenge of “beating the buffet” (i.e. eating a volume of food that exceeds the price of admission), and as a bonus ...