President Biden and First Lady Jill Biden raised eyebrows once they reportedly ordered the similar dish at a fancy D.C. eating place in February.
The Bidens went to Red Hen, an Italian eating place in Bloomingdale. The couple ordered two bowls of the eating place’s signature rigatoni, in conjunction with grilled bread and butter, chicory salad and a couple of glasses of Barbera wine.
The rigatoni dish – which is made with crimson sauce, fennel sausage ragù and Pecorino Romano – is reportedly common on the eating place. But social media customers have been nonetheless baffled that the Bidens ordered the similar meal.
“I have honestly never heard of a couple – married or otherwise – who order the EXACT same at a restaurant,” one Twitter user observed.
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US President Joe Biden waves to newshounds as he departs following dinner on the Red Hen eating place in Washington, DC, on February 18, 2023. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP by the use of Getty Images)
“I would definitely glare at my husband if he ordered the same thing as me because obviously we need to try as much of the menu as possible!” Washingtonian editor Jessica Sidman said.
“Getting the same thing as the person you’re eating dinner with is silly,” D.C. resident Hannah Madden informed The Washington Post. “The whole point of going out to eat is getting to try as many things as possible.”
“At first, I thought, it’s funny that everyone is in such a twist about this,” Madden remarked. “And then I realized, ‘Oh wait, I’m in a twist about this!'”
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U.S. President Joe Biden, left, and First Lady Jill Biden attend the National Christmas Tree lighting fixtures at the Ellipse in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Dec. 2, 2021. Biden nowadays known as on well being suppliers to extend the supply of coronavirus vaccines and booster photographs, aiming to fight a wintry weather surge of infections, and grasp off the brand new omicron variant. (Oliver Contreras/Sipa/Bloomberg by the use of Getty Images)
Red Hen’s proprietor Michael Friedman stated he was once amused by means of the web’s debate over the couple’s pasta order.
“It’s such an honor to have a presidential visit, but it’s funny that this is what came out of it,” Friedman stated. “It’s a fascinating thread people have chosen to follow, and I’m just really enjoying the banter.”
The proprietor additionally attested that the rigatoni could be very common, with the eating place promoting 50 to 70 orders every evening.
The Bidens ordered the rigatoni dish from Red Hen, an Italian eating place in Bloomingdale. (Google Maps)
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“When I worked the pasta line, I would dream about it,” Friedman stated.
