Probably because of the US President’s incessant boasting about his mastery over keema and daal, First Lady Michelle Obama treated him to an Indian dinner for his 52nd birthday.
In a brief pool report, the White House said the First Couple drove down to Rasika, an upscale Indian restaurant in West End, to celebrate his birthday, which was actually on Sunday, 4 August. The family, with kids, spent that day in Camp David, and evidently the First Lady had a special treat lined up for him a little later at a restaurant now ranked among Washington DC’s best.
Owned by entrepreneur Ashok Bajaj, the original Rasika in Penn Quarter became so popular with the Washington elite that he opened a second one in 2012 at West End, close to the Indian Embassy, which is the one the First Couple went to.
Husband and wife dressed up for the occasion, and according to the Pool report ‘few people seemed to notice as the motorcade drove down Pennsylvania Ave, stopping at the lights along the way.’ What they ate was not revealed, but Rasika’s menu is far from the regular desi khana.
In a brief pool report, the White House said the First Couple drove down to Rasika, an upscale Indian restaurant in West End, to celebrate his birthday, which was actually on Sunday, 4 August. The family, with kids, spent that day in Camp David, and evidently the First Lady had a special treat lined up for him a little later at a restaurant now ranked among Washington DC’s best.
Owned by entrepreneur Ashok Bajaj, the original Rasika in Penn Quarter became so popular with the Washington elite that he opened a second one in 2012 at West End, close to the Indian Embassy, which is the one the First Couple went to.
Husband and wife dressed up for the occasion, and according to the Pool report ‘few people seemed to notice as the motorcade drove down Pennsylvania Ave, stopping at the lights along the way.’ What they ate was not revealed, but Rasika’s menu is far from the regular desi khana.