Fresh off a getaway to the Virgin Islands, where he learned to kitesurf with billionaire Richard Branson, Barack Obama drew quite a crowd when he turned up in Manhattan last night and earlier today.
The former president spent last night dining with his eldest daughter Malia at Emilio’s Ballato, an old-school red-sauce joint in the Nolita district that’s popular with musicians and other celebrities.
Malia is currently on a gap year before she starts college at Harvard in the fall, and her recent activities include a glitzy trip to Aspen and an ongoing internship with Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein.
The ex-president really made a splash around midday today, though, as he left a building in the Flatiron district holding a Starbucks cup. (Click play on the videos below to see that moment.)
