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? This is Part One of a special series on race, culture and food called, Who Is This Restaurant For? This week we'll explore the different messages sent in restaurants to try to understand how they're interpreted and what they tell us about larger questions of race and culture.

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