Hey, isn't that: Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy order a half-smoke at Ben's Chili Bowl



Nicolas Sarkozy and Carla Bruni-Sarkozy at Ben's Chili Bowl on Tuesday. (Reuters/Benjamin Myers)

French President Nicolas Sarkozy and first lady Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, along with Sarkozy's son from a previous marriage, had lunch at U Street fixture Ben's Chili Bowl on Tuesday afternoon. Sarkozy and his wife (looking gorgeous and sporty-casual in dark slacks) had a chili burger and a half-smoke; the boy had a burger. Sarkozy is in town for a private dinner with President Obama at the White House on Tuesday night.

UPDATED, 6:40 p.m.: Obama addressed this later, of course. "Shows his discriminating palate," POTUS told reporters.