{"id":2556,"date":"2013-06-01T13:27:26","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T17:27:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/?p=2556"},"modified":"2013-06-01T13:32:52","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T17:32:52","slug":"dont-eat-there-further-lessons-in-adverse-selection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tylercowensethnicdiningguide.com\/index.php\/dont-eat-there-further-lessons-in-adverse-selection\/","title":{"rendered":"Don\u2019t eat there (further lessons in adverse selection)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sq1t1iFmsv0?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The restaurant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spoleto.com.br\/\">Spoleto<\/a> told every female customer she didn\u2019t have to pay for her meal as long as she could affirmatively answer the question, &#8220;Are you beautiful?&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It is a Brazilian fast food chain, so just stop in for a drink.  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