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steve2470

(37,457 posts)
Tue Dec 26, 2017, 12:55 AM Dec 2017

Michelle Obama Writes Exceptional Thank-You Note to Local Greek Restaurant

https://www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/restaurantsandnews/michelle-obama-writes-exceptional-thank-you-note-to-local-greek-restaurant/ar-BBHatWB?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartandhp


A three-location fast-casual gyro chain in San Francisco, called Souvla, has a high-profile fan: Michelle Obama. In fact, she loves this place so much that she ordered it for a recent plane ride back to D.C., then afterwards wrote Souvla’s staff a very nice letter saying how much the food improved her five-hour flight.

Now, granted, Obama is a dining connoisseur with few equals. (On past Bay Area trips, she’s eaten private meals with Barack prepared by Alice Waters and Quince’s Michael Tusk.) But Souvla’s Greek fries and lamb leg must’ve really called her name the day of that flight, because staff tell Eater San Francisco that her crew came in and ordered “pretty much everything on the menu,” which includes the spit-fired meat sandwiches, salads and sides, and frozen yogurt.

Here’s the thank-you letter she sent last week, shared yesterday by Souvla, calling the in-flight meal “phenomenal,” and adding it “made our long flight home so much more enjoyable”:

https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc-Ee5cBLnh/?taken-by=souvlasf

another Instagram to the owner: https://www.instagram.com/p/Bc-Hns5Hl9G/

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Michelle Obama Writes Exceptional Thank-You Note to Local Greek Restaurant (Original Post) steve2470 Dec 2017 OP
So you don't think 45 writes thank you's to McDonald's? Laffy Kat Dec 2017 #1
Hahaha! babylonsister Dec 2017 #2
Of course not MurrayDelph Dec 2017 #3
McDonald's should run a new ad campaign ... NanceGreggs Dec 2017 #5
Nice appreciative letter from Michelle, for their Cha Dec 2017 #4
Well there's something to frame on the restaurant wall! NBachers Dec 2017 #6
Watch for an identical letter to McDonalds coming from Submariner Dec 2017 #7
The Obamas are classy people - unlike you know who. Vinca Dec 2017 #8
I adore her. Squinch Dec 2017 #9
+1 brer cat Dec 2017 #10
Worse--Me and him as subject marybourg Dec 2017 #11

Laffy Kat

(16,377 posts)
1. So you don't think 45 writes thank you's to McDonald's?
Tue Dec 26, 2017, 01:10 AM
Dec 2017

On second thought, maybe WE should be writing McDonald's thank you's for feeding 45 so much crap.

MurrayDelph

(5,294 posts)
3. Of course not
Tue Dec 26, 2017, 02:29 AM
Dec 2017

He thinks they should be writing thank-you notes to him for the honor of having fed him.

After all, Trump invented the Big Mac.

NanceGreggs

(27,814 posts)
5. McDonald's should run a new ad campaign ...
Tue Dec 26, 2017, 03:06 AM
Dec 2017

... "Support McDonald's - help us keep up the good work!"

Cha

(297,196 posts)
4. Nice appreciative letter from Michelle, for their
Tue Dec 26, 2017, 02:41 AM
Dec 2017

Greek food from Souvia's, on the flight back to D.C.

Mahalo steve.. Merry Christmas!

Submariner

(12,504 posts)
7. Watch for an identical letter to McDonalds coming from
Tue Dec 26, 2017, 08:28 AM
Dec 2017

that racist birther plagiarist pig currently staining the office of FLOTUS in the WH.

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