Friday, January 13, 2023

A reporter "ate at the Italian restaurant where [George] Santos is often, for some reason, spending exactly $199.99"

Alex Sammon wrote a detailed review for Slate:

Our waiter, one of a battery of older men in white button downs and ties, rattled off a lengthy list of specials—osso bucco, octopus, branzino. I asked him if he had waited on Santos in the past. “I have seen him here, but I don’t know him,” he said. When I followed up to ask if there were any favorites of Santos we could order, he waved me off with both hands. “I’ve never waited on him,” 

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Santos, it should be said, is really good at spending just $199.99 almost everywhere he goes...This is a really specific skill!