Barack Obama, Steven Spielberg and Bruce Springsteen at Amar Restaurant.
Former US President Barack Obama, together with movie director Steven Spielberg and singer Bruce Springsteen, shocked the employees members at a Barcelona restaurant, as per a report in The Guardian.
The staff at Amar restaurant in Barcelona had been left in shock on Thursday evening because the trio walked in. Chef Rafa Zafra claimed that famend Spanish-American restaurant Jose Andres had beneficial the restaurant to them.
“They got here beneficial by José Andrés, who has a really shut relationship with Obama,” Mr Zafra instructed a radio station Cadena SER, as per the outlet. The chef acknowledged that Mr Andres had knowledgeable the forty fourth President of the US {that a} reservation on the restaurant was important. He additional added {that a} reservation was simply hours previous to their go to.
“Jose Andres referred to as me and instructed me that it was an important desk, however that we should always please not say something. And naturally, I started to research and noticed that Obama was coming, that Bruce had a live performance..” Mr Zafra instructed Cadena SER, as per the outlet.
He then understood that each Mr Spielberg and Mr Obama had been within the metropolis to attend a Springsteen live performance together with the previous first woman Michelle Obama.
“We gave them oysters, shellfish and fish from Roses, my traditional – the caviar bikini – slightly little bit of all the pieces… and tremendous grateful!” Mr Zafra continued telling the outlet.
The chef acknowledged that the safety element had requested the workers to not ask for photos. “The safety folks instructed us to please not ask them for photographs, however simply earlier than leaving, Obama entered the kitchen and instructed us that this had been one in every of their finest meals and if they may take a photograph with the entire staff.”
An worker of the restaurant, Pol Perello Franch, took to Instagram to share the now-viral photograph. He wrote within the caption, “Pleasures that this job offers you!! Nice evening.”
In keeping with The Guardian, Barack and Michelle Obama visited a couple of of Barcelona’s iconic cultural areas on Friday, together with the Sagrada Familia and the Moco Museum. In keeping with photographs and movies shared on-line, the Obamas walked hand in hand via town whereas being intently guarded by their safety officers and sometimes waving on the crowd.