The 'Only Thing' Barack Obama Ordered at New York's Top Italian Restaurant
Celebrity chef Mario Carbone, the owner of arguably the best Italian-American restaurant in New York City, recently opened up about the time a then-U.S. President Barack Obama visited his Greenwich Village location.
Barack Obama, who served two terms as the President of the United States, visited the popular Italian-American restaurant while he was still on office. Carbone, which opened in 2013, was lucky enough to welcome a then-U.S. President into its restaurant.
Carbone, 45, recently appeared on the "Flagrant" podcast with comedian Andrew Schultz. Carbone opened up about a number of different things on his restaurant and the service industry. He shared a cool story about when a then-U.S. President Barack Obama visited his restaurant.
Carbone revealed that when Obama visited the restaurant, he ordered just one thing for himself.
A dirty gin martini.
Carbone revealed that someone else at the table took care of ordering the food for everyone. The Italian-American restaurant is known for its spicy rigatoni and veal parmesan, among other things, and it sounds like the table featuring the then-U.S. President got all they could eat.
The popular New York City chef, who has since expanded Carbone into a global business with several locations and retail items, admitted that it was quite the experience to have Obama in his restaurant.
Carbone found out that Obama was coming a couple of days prior. He told no one. Carbone admitted that he figured his phone was being tracked.
Once Obama arrived at the restaurant, the Secret Service shut down all the possible exits and had everyone else who came into the restaurant enter through a metal detector. The Obama party was seated in the most exclusive table at the restaurant, towards the back.
Carbone was able to come to the table and say a few words to the then-U.S. President, who seemed to very much enjoy his meal.
Obama apparently received a standing ovation from the dining room after the meal was over and he was generous enough to say a few words.
Carbone admitted that the entire process was incredibly "cool."