Is it true that the Michelle Obamas surprise birthday bash was at Restaurant Nora?
It may have been a surprise to her, but Saturday night’s birthday dinner celebration for first lady Michelle Obama at the high-end Restaurant Nora in Washington was in the works for two weeks. Chief Benjamin Lambert tells The Washington Post he had plenty of time to prepare for the first couple’s first visit to the posh organic eatery in Dupont Circle. And he claims he wasn’t nervous, not for a minute, even as two Secret Service agents stood guard in the kitchen while he prepared their meal: a special lamb dish for her, and pan-seared Maine lobster and saffron risotto for him. They drank Spottswood sauvignon blanc. And after nearly four hours of partying in an upstairs private room at Nora, the president took photos with the wait staff and waded through the kitchen, shaking hands with the cooks and waiters and thanking them for their efforts to fete his wife, who turns 46 on Sunday. The party guests included the first lady’s mother, Marian Robinson, Attorney General Eric Holder and his
It may have been a surprise to her, but Saturday night’s birthday dinner celebration for first lady Michelle Obama at the high-end Restaurant Nora in Washington was in the works for two weeks. Chief Benjamin Lambert tells The Washington Post he had plenty of time to prepare for the first couple’s first visit to the posh organic eatery in Dupont Circle. And he claims he wasn’t nervous, not for a minute, even as two Secret Service agents stood guard in the kitchen while he prepared their meal: a special lamb dish for her, and pan-seared Maine lobster and saffron risotto for him. They drank Spottswood sauvignon blanc. And after nearly four hours of partying in an upstairs private room at Nora, the president took photos with the wait staff and waded through the kitchen, shaking hands with the cooks and waiters and thanking them for their efforts to fete his wife, who turns 46 on Sunday. The party guests included the first lady’s mother, Marian Robinson, Attorney General Eric Holder and his
It may have been a surprise to her, but Saturday night’s birthday dinner celebration for first lady Michelle Obama at the high-end Restaurant Nora in Washington was in the works for two weeks. Chief Benjamin Lambert tells The Washington Post he had plenty of time to prepare for the first couple’s first visit to the posh organic eatery in Dupont Circle. And he claims he wasn’t nervous, not for a minute, even as two Secret Service agents stood guard in the kitchen while he prepared their meal: a special lamb dish for her, and pan-seared Maine lobster and saffron risotto for him. Sources: http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2010/01/michelle-obamas-surprise-birth.html?
