I don't really get the link between going overboard with alcohol and not knowing anyone, but anyway . . . The thing about a buffet is that you get to choose what goes onto your plate - no-one else has put it there for you. I went to a lunch buffet today - it was a bit of an odd mixture as everyone had brought things (I took the opportunity of getting rid of some chocolate biscuits that some "kind" soul had given me!). Someone had brought sliced carrot, celery and cucumber to go with dips, so I just ignored the dips and ate lots of the vegetables. I did have one sausage roll, because it was home-made and looked delicious (and it was, so it was worth it). Everything else was smothered in mayonnaise, which I think is the invention of the devil, so I was able to ignore all that.And I used my usual trick of talking a lot, which naturally limits the amount you can eat!