Check Please with Barack Obama
Posted on January 6th, 2009 by Corrin
Mike and I watch Check Please, a PBS show hosted by sommelier Alpana Singh which lets ordinary people review Chicago restaurants, frequently and were excited when we heard of the “lost episode” from 2001 featuring Barack Obama.
Obama reviews Hyde Park haunt Dixie Kitchen and Bait Shop, which is surprisingly still open and with multiple locations. I bet they are going to love the burst of publicity!
Anyway, here it is. Enjoy and make your reservation quick!
How interesting! I just saw that on the news. I’ll bet we will be seeing more things about Obama popping up. I can’t wait to see what Michelle Obama wears to the inauguration.
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Have you been? Do you reccomend it? Our niece lives in Chicago—maybe we could recommend it to her….
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Karen – I’m waiting to see what she wears, too. I usually like what she wears, but I admit that I LOVE the way Cindy McCain dresses. All those simple Channel suits in bold colors. She always looks so classy.
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Linda – No, we haven’t been, but it’s on our list now!
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I wish he would have reviewed Dick’s, Schoop’s, Whats the Scoop, or that hot spot that has the Bonnie Girl. That’d have been waaaaaay cooler.
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It sounds like a great place to eat! You just never know who you will meet!! Thanks for sharing!
Your FL furiends,
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As long as they dont dig up old porn movies he was in…..
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LadyGrace – I’d watch it. Ha.
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Joe – It’s a BUNNY girl. Gees.
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Video wouldn’t work for me for some reason but I’ll try again later. I bet there’s going to be a lot of stuff like that about Obamas around for quite some time…
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Glad to see he came across pretty much the same as he does now. I’m looking forward to him stepping in this month! I used to live in Chicago before moving west…I lived in Lakeview….around 3300 north. Loved it!
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We’re still waiting for him to give our Hawaii business folks a boost when he visits, but so far he mostly just hides out. Imagine what a visit from him would do for some of the local Mom & Pop businesses now!
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*chuckle* That’s the beauty of the Internet. Nothing is ever forgotten!
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Good luck getting a reservation now
I remember when he recommended Team of Rivals it instantly went back up the bestseller list.
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Everything will be Obama very soon. I’m looking forward to the change!
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Daria – Try clicking the video and watching it straight from YouTube. If you’re an Obama fan, it’s a must see.
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Maureen – I liked that too. You wonder if he knew then that he was going to run for president one day?
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Skeet – I saw video of him in Hawaii walking to the gym and he got mobbed. I think this will be the first celebrity president!
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Gennero – It’s amazing the power some people have! In Obama’s case, in more than one realm!
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Barbara – I am too. Everything been Obama for a very long time in Chicago!
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I bet that restaurant is thanking its stars the episode was found. Obama was just in Hawaii over holidays and my friend there was lucky enough to get to meet him in person and his son shook his hand. Talk about a great story for him to tell his friends after break.
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12 days plus a few hours more! Can’t come soon enough! Thanks for the video, every time I see him – no matter where or doing what – I just am so damn proud of this country for doing the right thing! Apparently, 65% of the Australians (saw it on the news tonight) agree
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Charles – I know I never had a Christmas break story that good! How exciting.
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Diane – My husband is a paramedic and assisted a German woman visiting the states for the holidays a few weeks ago. Of course, he had to ask her what she thought of the election, and she was elated. She said people in her town were out on the streets celebrating when Obama gave his acceptance speech.
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How cool would that be to meet him. Funny thing was my sister was on Oahu on vacation during that time visiting my Aunt. She went down there but missed him. @Diane I believe it. I saw the German people when he visited there during the campaign. He has single handedly restored some of our respect around the world.
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I saw just a clip of this on TV and then forgot about it. Thanks for sharing. It’s refreshing to know that he hasn’t changed much and was trying to promote small businesses then too.
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Connie – I wish they would have released the entire episode. If you’ve ever seen the show, all three guests pick a restaurant and everyone eats there and gives their opinion.
It is refreshing that he is essentially the same now as he was then.
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