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who is this restaurant for

Who Is This Restaurant For? Pt. 4: Why Comic W. Kamau Bell Doesn’t Wear Hoodies To Restaurants

The comedian reflects on his experiences with race as a restaurant customer, including the pros and cons of dining out when you're in an interracial marriage.

Who Is This Restaurant For? Pt. 3: One Sign In Arabic, Another In English

How do restaurants appeal to very different groups of customers at the same time? We continue our exploration of race, culture, food, and the signals restaurants send.

Who Is This Restaurant For? Pt. 2: Looking The Part

What judgments do we make about a restaurant's food, based on how the people working there look?

Who Is This Restaurant For? Pt. 1: Us vs. Them

When you walk into a restaurant, you’re bombarded with signals that tell you what kind of place it is. But what happens when those signals bring certain people in, and keep others out?