Giant all-you-can-eat buffets in Île-de-France: “We are in the midst of convivial overconsumption” Jean-Pierre Corbeau, sociologist of food, describes a “logic of social revenge” among the customers of these restaurants. How can we explain the success of new buffets such as the Globe Trotter in Chelles (Seine-et-Marne) or the Pacific 91 in Fleury-Mérogis (Essonne)?