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D.C.'s Obama Cuisine Tops Out with Spam Sushi

Robert Ullman

By Tim Carman

Washington City Paper | January 15, 2009

Local restaurateurs' inaugural pandering-cum-marketing plans span the gamut, from kitschy promotions tied to Obama's place in presidential history ($44 bottles of wine, anyone?) to one serious-minded effort at fyve restaurant lounge to create an all-Hawaiian tasting menu.

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Tags: Barack Obama, D.C., restaurants, inauguration

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