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Dining out every day for a month: Kawing Tang (42) made the most of the Spaghetteria pasta pass

Dining out every day for a month: Kawing Tang (42) made the most of the Spaghetteria pasta pass

For their fifteenth anniversary, Spaghetteria launched a 75-euro monthly pass offering a daily pasta meal to customers. Kawing Tang, 42, took advantage of the deal by eating at the restaurant for 28 days straight, eventually finding the repetitive routine a bit awkward.

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