PARIS — Ah, Paris. The city of love. And the city of this week’s presidential date night.
A week after flying to New York for dinner and a Broadway show, President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle dined at a cozy neighborhood bistro just a few blocks from the Eiffel Tower.
La Fontaine de Mars dates back to 1908 and specializes in rustic dishes from France’s southwest region of Bordeaux Perigord and the Basque. Foie gras, duck and cassoulet are on the menu, although the White House has not said what the president and first lady chose.
Police, some in riot gear, lined the Rue St. Dominique. Crowds pressed behind barriers at the end of the street to glimpse the first couple.
After dinner and a ride along the quai on the Left Bank of the Seine River, the Obamas returned to the U.S. ambassador’s residence, where first daughters Sasha and Malia awaited them.
