Eating out could save a lot of time, money, work, and energy (gas & electricity) 

AND could also be much HEALTHIER – unlimited salad bar, but with maybe a “pay-by-weight” system for meat and carbs.. 

When you think of all the shopping, the prep work, the cooking, the washing-up and the mess to clean-up – not to mention the energy usage that goes into cooking meals at home, wouldn’t it be nice if you could just pop out – a 5-minute stroll away – to an inexpensive community canteen or self-service buffet restaurant?   These could also be ideal places in which to socialise and meet friends instead of sitting plates on knees with eyes glued to the TV. 

We have all seen how inexpensive – and often rather good – those high street “eat all you can” buffet meals can be.  And that is despite them having to pay high rents and, presumably, mountains of wasted food, either unsold or left uneaten on the plates of those with “eyes bigger than their stomachs” (as my mum often said about me).  One thing that bother me about buffets is – do they re-cycle unsold food to the next day or are they forced to bin it due to nanny-statist hygiene requirements..?  (I believe cafes are forced to bin all the milk capsules, sugar packets, sauce sachets, unused serviettes, etc, left on customers trays – which is absurdly wasteful). 

Having pigged-out at many Las Vegas buffets, not to mention quite a few cruise ships, the thought of food wastage at buffets has always bothered me.  As someone who hates the idea of food waste – but who loves to try a bit of everything – I like the portion controlling idea of having one’s plate of food placed on scales and costed according to weight. But in all my many years of travel and eating out I only recall seeing this in 2 places, in South Africa and Paraguay (of all the unlikely places).  

OASIS CITIES will not only facilitate a big reduction in food wastage, it will also enable much easier collection and re-cycling of food waste