you never know who you're gonna see on check, please!

Last night, WTTW re-ran an epoisode of Check Please! (SO much better when Amanda Puck was hosting, am I right?) that featured a retail buyer, a Chicago firefighter and... an Illinois state senator named Barack Obama. During the show, Mr. Obama listened thoughtfully, offered polite and eloquent comments and was generally very charming and positive about each of the dining experiences he'd had. His choice? The Dixie Kitchen in Hyde Park. On the night that he and Michelle went there, he enjoyed a southern combo platter and saved room for the peach cobbler (which got a hearty endorsement from our now President-elect!)