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The Bidens Went to Dinner and Ordered the Same Dish, Dividing the Internet
Joe and Jill Biden went to dinner on Saturday at Bloomingdale Italian restaurant the Crimson Hen. (No, not that Crimson Hen in Lexington, Virginia, the one which famously turned away Sarah Huckabee Sanders, sparking one other Trump-era episode of the tradition wars. This one has the identical identify however is completely unaffiliated.)
Chef and co-owner Mike Friedman tells Washingtonian that POTUS and FLOTUS ordered a pair glasses of Barbera, grilled bread with cultured butter, chicory salad, and two orders of rigatoni with fennel sausage ragu. To which the Twitterati responded: Wait a minute, they ordered the identical dish?
You’re both the kind of couple that doesn’t thoughts a reproduction order on the identical desk—otherwise you would by no means, ever dare. This meals editor is most definitely within the latter camp. The enjoyable of consuming out is making an attempt a lot of issues, and clearly it’s essential to pattern as a lot of the menu as potential. Plus, as one in all my colleagues factors out, you don’t need to threat each ending up with a dud dish, and thereby having a depressing night. Extra selection improves your odds of an excellent time. We’re clearly not alone on this world view:
I’ve truthfully by no means heard of a pair – married or in any other case – who order the EXACT similar at a restaurant.#Biden https://t.co/r1mStxrQbv
— Tripp Whitbeck (@trippwhitbeck) February 19, 2023
The rigatoni is one of the best, however my spouse and I may by no means simply each order it. https://t.co/Dkz5wvi6NX
— Matthew Yglesias (@mattyglesias) February 19, 2023
who would order the identical?? in case you order totally different, you get to strive each!!
— beergeekjoey (@beergeekjoey) February 19, 2023
Going double on the rigatoni is fucking novice hour.
— Jack Kogod (@Unsilent) February 19, 2023
Most individuals say they don’t order similar entree as vital different throughout dinner. 1/4 of individuals order collectively, whereas 1/4 say they only order what they need interval https://t.co/Nsz8PpIn5h pic.twitter.com/NLFnBhaqS5
— Barred in DC (@BarredinDC) February 19, 2023
Others steered the double order would possibly truly be the key to a protracted wholesome relationship. Or on the very least, who cares? Order regardless of the heck they need, no matter your accomplice’s cravings.
Hmmm. Secret to long-term compatibility? Order your individual rattling pasta slightly than two to share? https://t.co/7EkbwcNQ08
— Regina Schrambling (@gastropoda) February 19, 2023
I do know it’s finicky of me however except it’s a small plates place I’m completely not sharing meals at a restaurant lol, so it doesn’t matter to me what anybody else orders https://t.co/sudHrglpzo
— kaity (@kaitybella) February 19, 2023
Respect for the double order!
— J. F. (@vtmathteacher) February 19, 2023
Absolutely even the staunchest plate-sharers can recognize doubling down on a very nice dish. And the Crimson Hen’s rigatoni is a signature must-order that’s been on the menu for the reason that restaurant opened a decade in the past. It’s one of many few exceptions the place getting two plates would possibly truly be the final word energy transfer.
individuals are happening about them ordering the identical factor but when youve had the ragu you perceive https://t.co/GWsv8t34qd
— Anjali (@AnjaliVBhatt) February 19, 2023
Meals Editor
Jessica Sidman covers the individuals and traits behind D.C.’s foods and drinks scene. Earlier than becoming a member of Washingtonian in July 2016, she was Meals Editor and Younger & Hungry columnist at Washington Metropolis Paper. She is a Colorado native and College of Pennsylvania grad.