Posted on 08/01/2004 5:19:17 PM PDT by stockpirate
When John Kerry, John Edwards and their wives descended on a Newburgh, N.Y., Wendy's restaurant on Friday for a "light" lunch with the common people, it was all just a photo op.
Team Kerry-Edwards had already ordered their real lunches - consisting of five-star gourmet food from a tony local restaurant - with instructions to have the haute cuisine ready for pickup after the top Democrats ditched Wendy's.
"A member of the Kerry advance team called Nikolas Restaurant at the Newburgh Yacht Club the night before and ordered 19 five-star lunches to go that would be picked up at noon Friday," MidHudsonNews.com reported on Sunday. "Management at the restaurant, which is operated by CIA graduate chef Michael Dederick, was told the meals would be for the Kerry and Edwards families and actor Ben Affleck who was with them on the tour."
After tossing out their cheeseburgers and chili, Kerry and Edwards feasted on shrimp vindallo, grilled diver sea scallops, prosciutto, wrapped stuffed chicken and steak salad.
The meals came to about $200, MidHudson News said.
Thanks for the 411 from Alexis' Diner. Please post any tidbits you glean from Nikola's for us mere mortals who are in awe and reverence of John Kerry.
Nikola's should have given him those upscale lunches at a reduced rate because he is, after all, a decorated war hero.
(running to the vomitorium acch, acch blllccch)
That would be the 'Wendy's meals,right?
The Nikola's meals - nineteen of them - to come to 'about $200 would mean that the rest of the tab was written off. . . funny, how this one little detail has escaped - or appears to have - the 'light of truth' here. 4
How exactly does one get into the CIA chef school?
(this is a test)
Anyone notice how Edward's wife is forever at the ready for Kerry; a pat on the back; helping him with his jacket - etc? Saw her do the 'back pat' in Wendys' even. . .
Camera's make people behave. . .differently.
19 @ $200? My brother lives across the river and it looks like my next vacation will take me there. Yum!
bttt
I'll bet $100 that no one will ever know.
LOL.
Some homeless person would have loved that Wendy's food!!!
Yea, I know.
I wouldn't pay $10 for another meal at Cracker Barrel. Their food used to be decent but the last two or three times I've been there it tasted like cardboard. I won't make that mistake again.
And what is this world coming to when Ben Affleck is included in that bunch? Kerry's whole campaign is turning into something from the Twilight Zone.
That would be a price range from $304-$380 -- for which they paid $200?? That doesn't seem right to me.
You're right. Unless they had a steep discount, it would be more like $380 plus 10% gratuity. Then again they'd get special treatment cause they're probably regular customers.
My daughter was home visiting over the weekend, and wanted to go there. She had breakfast - I had the beans and greens for $3.99. Yummy good!
which is operated by CIA graduate chef Michael DederickHow exactly does one get into the CIA chef school?
CIA = Culinary Institute of America. A chef school. My cousin is a grad. He works at the Country Club in Arkansas to which Bill Clinton belongs.
If we vote on just who has the hottest daughters, it is Bush for sure....lol
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