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Reports from Twitter, Instagram, and the Eater tipline are all pointing in one direction: President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama, in town for the UN Assembly, dined at downtown food world favorite Estela tonight, throwing the entire Houston corridor into a frenzy:
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[Courtesy @arielpsegal]
The President and First Lady are known for their excellent taste in restaurants, but they usually skew traditional, high end for his official and non-fundraiser meals. Please see their date night at Blue Hill (and Minibar), or the President's tête-à-tête with Bill Clinton at Il Mulino. That said, the man does enjoy a Shack Burger. Why wouldn't he crave chef Ignacio Mattos' famous steak tartare?
Have any intel on the presidential meal? Was escarole involved? Did they take a tour of San Gennaro after? Send it this way.
Update: Here's their order, including the two orders of burrata with salsa verde and bread, two endive salads, tomatoes, and ... a croque madame? SOURCES REVEAL: croquettes.
The below photo is via chef Ignacio Matto's Instagram. Per one commenter on his feed: "I was there! Had made the res almost a month ago! So happy we still got in.
The rest of what happened last night, however, is on Secret Service lockdown. When reached for comment, Thomas Carter told Eater, "unfortunately I can't disclose any details."
Obama likely polishing off a nice bottle of tax-payer purchased chianti at Estela restaurant a few feet from my apt right now #NYC
— Zach Remsen (@ZachRemsen) September 25, 2014
Waiting for Obama to come out of estela
— Ashley Wharton (@itsashwharto) September 25, 2014
America at war. Obama's have DATE NIGHT. RT @joshledermanAP Date night for the Obamas. They're at Estela, a ... http://t.co/NesJ9vMy52
— Scarlett Azar (@scarlettbama) September 24, 2014
Date night at Estela with two snipers on the roof of my apt protecting them. #nobiggie #obama #estela #nolita
— Jennifer Hsu (@jhsu20) September 24, 2014
Just ate at @estelanyc like @BarackObama @MichelleObama #nobigdeal @foodandwine
— Alex Vallis (@msvallis) September 25, 2014
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