Turns out he was dining at an opulent DC hotel 4-star restaurant in Washington, DC. Perhaps he was enjoying the establishment's "chili consommé with an oval of chili-powder mousse." Read all about it in my latest post at The Huffington Post.
Update: It turns out Politico got the wrong restaurant, but right hotel in its initial post. I've updated my post at HuffPost.
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