Date: Mon, 27 Nov 1995 09:49:38 EST From: Undetermined origin c/o LISTSERV maintainer Subject: Re: The Automat I, and most of my friends in New York, refer to the selections of hot and cold food sold by weight in delis as "salad bars" even though much of what they're selling isn't salad by any usual definition (things like ribs, baked fish, and mashed sweet potatoes). By the way, Larry, do you remember the name of that Mongolian buffet? The one I used to go to closed, and I'm eager to do some field work. Vicki Rosenzweig vr%acmcr.uucp[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]murphy.com New York, NY