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| Obamas fly in chef 860 miles... just to make pizza | |
| 2009-04-10 | |
| When you're the president of the United States, only the best pizza will do - even if that means flying a chef 860 miles. Chris Sommers, 33, jetted into Washington from St Louis, Missouri, on Thursday with a suitcase of dough, cheese and pans to to prepare food for the Obamas and their staff. He had apparently been handpicked after the President had tasted his pizzas on the campaign trail last autumn. 'It's surreal, it's a huge honour,' said Mr Sommers, who owns Pi restaurant in St Louis. 'It will be a casual lunch and hopefully we'll have a chance to say hello to the president.' Mr Somers was accompanied by this business parnter Ryan Mangilardo who will help prepare the dinner for 140 this evening. It will feature his signature dishes - ten deep dish and ten thin crust creations. He is also planning a pizza especially for the president - the Hyde Park topped with chicken and hot sauce.
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| Posted by:Beavis |
| #21 Giordano's?! The Obama's only eat Edwardo's. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2009-04-10 17:27 |
| #20 Think for a moment. Can't you see what he and his mutant staff are doing? This is brazen, sophmoric arrogance of the first order. They knew this would instantly light conservatives. That's why they did it. Simple in-your-face arrogance. Not a thought in the world about setting some kind of proper example. We won, we'll order the Pizza. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-10 17:01 |
| #19 Geeze. And I used to make fun of Kimmie flying in sushi in from Japan. That's a bus ride compared to St. Louis - DC. But since making light of The One is forbidden, now I must exalt Kimmie in his exquisite taste in fresh fish. All hail B. O.! (and Kimmie too.) |
| Posted by: ed 2009-04-10 16:38 |
| #18 Looks like the left's astroturfing minions are out in force today. Guess we struck a nerve :-) |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-04-10 16:31 |
| #17 let them eat cake, well have this pizza! |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-04-10 16:24 |
| #16 "Not with my tax dollars, tyrant." TyrantÂ…tyrant? Get a grip people. ItÂ’s not like heÂ’s flying in a chef from France to prepare a 10-course gourmet meal. ItÂ’s two guys coming from St. Louis to DC to cook fuckinÂ’ pizzas. I guess it goes to show that childish whiney people arenÂ’t just the Bush Haters. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2009-04-10 16:08 |
| #15 Hey, BO, I helped stimulate the economy too. I bought the groceries at Sam's discount today--spent $81--includes food for the dogs too. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-04-10 15:53 |
| #14 Good for him. If I were President IÂ’d do the same damn thing. Not with my tax dollars, tyrant. This BS is for the President and his staff. There is a kitchen in the White House with a full time staff. Flying in cooks and their staff at tax payer expense used to get government officials in trouble. But if everyone is kissing your (_*_) you think you deserve it. But you don't. |
| Posted by: Unutle Brown8234 2009-04-10 14:27 |
| #13 DepotGuy: Then it's a good thing you aren't president. |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-04-10 14:25 |
| #12 Pizza, check. The wine is chilled...check. Get Barry a young intern. |
| Posted by: GirlThursday 2009-04-10 14:20 |
| #11 Good for him. If I were President IÂ’d do the same damn thing. And if Michelle Malkin carped about it IÂ’d tell her to shut up, put on a short skirt and make sure everybodyÂ’s beverage glass never got half empty. Sheesh! |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2009-04-10 13:15 |
| #10 There's got to be good pizza joints in D.C. or nearby. |
| Posted by: JohnQC 2009-04-10 13:12 |
| #9 I'm sure President Bush did the same thing one way or the other. I do not mind that. Power hath its privledges. But I still have gave doubts about President Obama. |
| Posted by: Kelly 2009-04-10 12:59 |
| #8 Remind anyone else of Clinton's traffic stopping haircut? |
| Posted by: Iblis 2009-04-10 12:47 |
| #7 Moving to a city without any good pizza joints (that I've been able to find) makes this almost understandable. I've been drooling for a Savoy pizza for mony months. |
| Posted by: Mike N. 2009-04-10 12:40 |
| #6 Chicken and hot sauce? I had that at an all-you-can-eat CC's in State College. It wasn't bad, but once you start soaking that place's pizza in hot sauce, pretty much anything'll taste fine - it was like setting a flash-bang off in a pitch-dark room. |
| Posted by: Mitch H. 2009-04-10 12:01 |
| #5 Look prez. Stop spending money you don't have, get that Captain off of that lifeboat NOW, and stop it with your kingship with the 500 people you carry with you. You are really failing as a leader. |
| Posted by: newc 2009-04-10 11:35 |
| #4 Headline from Michelle Malkin: "Environmentally-friendly restaurant delivers pizza 800 miles for ‘green’ president". The headline says it all. http://michellemalkin.com/2009/04/09/environmentally-friendly-restaurant/ |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-04-10 11:07 |
| #3 Bet that raised hell with his Carbon Footprint. Did he send Air Force One to pick him up? |
| Posted by: tu3031 2009-04-10 10:49 |
| #2 Adolescents with the keys to family car, the lot. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-04-10 10:40 |
| #1 Was wondering if this had anything to do with sending their chef to help in the Italian relief effort...nope not even that. |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2009-04-10 10:32 |