Obamas' Martha's Vineyard Vacation Day 3: Golf With White House Chef Sam Kass, Dinner At Sweet Life Cafe (PHOTOS, VIDEO)

UPDATE: On Tuesday night, the Obamas stepped out for dinner at the Sweet Life Cafe in Oak Bluffs on Tuesday night. Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett, Eric Whitaker, the president's half-sister Maya Soetoro-Ng, and her husband, Konrad Ng, were with them. Updated photos below.

The Washington Post referred The Sweet Life as "a fancy little restaurant":

The Obamas finally arrived in time for 7:30 p.m. reservations at the restaurant. Earlier, he had spent about 90 minutes at the home of his friend and adviser, Valerie Jarrett.

On their last trip to the Vineyard, the Obamas dined at the same restaurant, which apparently is a favorite of Chelsea Clinton, reports the Telegraph.

According to the website, appetizers are $12-$16. Entrees are $32-$42,

From the restaurant's website:

The Sweet Life Café, one of Martha's Vineyard's fine-dining restaurants, features contemporary French-American cuisine with an accent on local catches and produce. Executive Chef Scott Ehrlich masterfully combines flavors and textures that subtlety surprise and please, without overpowering the senses.

Not surprisingly, French owner Pierre Guérin has created a wine list that includes a great selection of Bordeaux wines, but an equally wide range of New World wines is available as well for even the most discerning wine enthusiast to discover.

Dinner is served in one of the intimate dining rooms of the restored Victorian home or in the romantic garden under the twinkling lights. Working closely with her knowledgeable staff, co-owner Susan Guérin has orchestrated all of the elements to create a memorable evening.

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It's day three of the first family's Martha's Vineyard retreat, and President Obama juggled business and pleasure. In the morning he reappointed the almost identically-attired Ben Bernanke chairman of the Federal Reserve. In the afternoon, he hit the golf course with White House trip director Marvin Nicholson and White House assistant chef Sam Kass. Photos and video below.

Meanwhile, Obamamania has swept the island. The family has not been photographed in public yet, but their presence is felt everywhere, from Obamarita margaritas to Baracko Tacos.

See photos of days 1 and 2.

PHOTOS:

• • • • • • • • • • • • • • • President Barack Obama, left, laughs with trip director Marvin Nicholson, right in white shirt, and White House assistant chef Sam Kass, in orange shirt.

VIDEO: where local resident witnesses Obama's run-in with a tree.

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Comments

[stagger2020]

06:27 AM on 08/29/2009

I guess he forgot to mention taking over the internet before he left town,
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10320096-38.htm

[stagger2020]

05:59 AM on 08/29/2009

I bet the prez was hoping for a better vacation than he had. Not too much fun, two tropical storms, TK's death, poll number dropping. I'd get back to work if I were him.

[UniversalMan]

04:38 PM on 08/28/2009

I'm glad that President Obama has a chance to take a nice vacation with his family while he governs our country. I wonder how much money He and the First Lady have spent so far with the use of
Air Force One, etc.? I also wonder how their family lived before Presidency? 1 mansion or 2? More?
And were they bigger than John Edwards or Al Gores, et al? I only wonder because during the campaign there was a huge commotion made about how many houses McCain had, the $150 or whatever shoes that Palin wore, and on and on.
LOL Don't you just love politicians and their followers? Each side thinks they are owed something and want to cash in on it asap, while in the same breath wanting to deny their opponents any similar blessings that they earned or stole. LOL What a life we have here in America. Ya gotta laugh,eh?

[Opygollopy]

05:48 PM on 08/28/2009

Earth to UniversalMan - POTUS works harder than any human should. He deserves a holiday/break, whatever when the House and Senate are on break/holiday. Give it up. Get a life. Jealousy does not become you or anyone else for that matter.

[RACVC]

06:00 PM on 08/28/2009

Universal Man: He paid for his vacation with his own money.

[cliffhammond]

03:14 AM on 08/28/2009

Did they say what time he took a s-h-1-tee after the meal?

[webblogger]

01:34 PM on 08/27/2009

I will quote someone else and say, "love will conquer fear."

[Clutz]

11:30 AM on 08/27/2009

Oh my GAWD! A picture of Obama's shoes and a picture of Michelle's earrings! The chills, oh my GAWD the chills I am having......................................NOT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! People get a life! You are embarrassing.

[Norak]

05:19 PM on 08/28/2009

Go make yourself a nice cup of tea.

[Clutz]

11:26 AM on 08/27/2009

What a bunch of idiots on this thread. Keep loving Obama because he is going to be a MAJOR part of your life pretty soon. I can't wait for your reaction when he starts telling YOU what to do because HE knows what is better for you. You won't start screaming like a stuck hog until then. He's coming to get you, aha, aha, he's coming to get you aha!

[78Thomas]

11:43 AM on 08/27/2009

Spoken like a true paranoid schizophrenic.
So, do the shadow people come out and night?
Does the gov't have instuments that track you and read your thoughts? Maybe your phones are tapped?

Don't tell me...you watch a lot of Glenn Beck.

[cliffhammond]

03:18 AM on 08/28/2009

Don't be a fool. Haven't you ever listened to the messages coming out of your toaster? They're on the way. They'll be here in December of 2012. Obama is their prophet.

[Meggie]

01:55 PM on 08/27/2009

Go to Iraq and own what your prez said was best for you.

[cliffhammond]

03:18 AM on 08/28/2009

...a pizza parlor?

[BALTIMOREGIRL]

11:13 AM on 08/27/2009

Was fortunate enough to be in Oaks Bluff for a few days during the POTUS,FLOTUS and family vacation. Signs were posted in store windows and outside of private residences welcoming the POTUS

[sophierose]

10:25 PM on 08/26/2009

The President is entitled to a vacation.However, with staff members with him and daily meetings, I think it should more properly be called a "working vacation" . Presidents don't get to lie by a pool somewhere for a couple of weeks.
Having said that, I agree with an earleir poster, I do not feel he has been specific enough about what health care reform will entail, and I don't think he has played hardball with the Republicans yet, or even some members of his own party..
Now that the great Senator Kennedy has passed, who was so passionate about this issue, it is time for the President to take the gloves off. He owes it to Teddy to give his utmost attention to this. I do wish some posters would stop comparing Obama to Bush,, People can be disappointed in the president, that is the american way..it doesn't follow that you must be a Bush lover.. Most of us just fell head over heels for Obama, and it is okay to complain when he doesn't walk on water, after all. Let's hope that honest critcism keeps him on top of his game.

[bluemac]

12:47 PM on 08/27/2009

Agreed. I hope this brief, working vacation gives Obama a chance to re-charge and re-focus. He campaigned for real health care reform (which requires, at the very *least* a true public option) and made it a priority of his administration -- the excuse to overlook other pressing issues [prosecute war crimes? overturn DADT? "distractions"]
But where is the famous charismatic orator, the compelling speaker? what happened to the brilliant campaigner?
The Obama administration has let the opposition [Republicans and conservatives in the pay of big insurance companies] ambush the agenda, take over the debate, and drown out overwhelming support for real health care reform with hysterical braying about "death panels" and other idiocies.
Meanwhile Obama still, incomprehensibly, urges "bipartisanship."
Bipartisanship is a means to an end, not a substitute for the end itself.
Stand up, Mr. President, and lead Congress and the country. Take back the agenda. Pass *real* health care reform -- with or without Republican support.
As you said yourself, you "promised Teddy."

[Brian Gorrell]

09:20 PM on 08/26/2009

Why can't Canadians watch the video HP? This sucks!

[salzy1]

09:09 PM on 08/26/2009

Did any Rethugs complain when Bush was at Crawford in 2001, in August, on one of his many vacations, and didn't read the PDB that said that Al Qaida would crash airplanes into U.S. buildings? He and his lackadaisical attitude allowed 9/11 to occur. Don't ever forget that.
I wish President Obama and his family a well-deserved vacation. He is a very hardworking and dedicated man and I thank the stars daily that he is now our leader.

[JeffmChicago]

05:39 PM on 08/26/2009

If I am not mistaken I believe the ear rings that Michelle is wearing were given to her by Oprah at the Legends Ball.

[Norak]

05:24 PM on 08/28/2009

Nice gift. Anyone know does the First Lady have double piercings or is that some sort of gadget to keep the earrings secure?

[theredqueen]

04:47 PM on 08/26/2009

I love our first lady's white dress, it's crisp and cool looking. Happy pictures for me on a rather sad day.

[KillgoreTrout43]

05:20 PM on 08/26/2009

I just got back from the Vineyard last night. They have been having temps in the high 80s and low 90s. Cool dresses and shorts are very sensible in that kind of heat.

[katieandtom]

09:33 PM on 08/26/2009

Welcome home Killgore. You must have rested well, because you sure are riled up today!

[kassandrasduplex]

03:34 PM on 08/26/2009

"It looked like it was business as usual for President Barack Obama on the first day of his Martha’s Vineyard vacation, as he spent five hours golfing with Robert Wolf, president of UBS Investment Bank and chairman and CEO of UBS Group Americas. Wolf, an early financial backer of Obama’s presidential campaign, raised $250,000 for him back in 2006, and in February was appointed by the president to the White House’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Economic recovery for whom?

Interestingly, Wolf’s appointment came in the same month that UBS agreed to pay the U.S. $780 million to settle civil and criminal charges related to helping people in the U.S. avoid taxes. Not to worry. UBS, an ailing bank with a pre-existing condition, had great insurance coverage. It was actually receiving $2.5 billion in a backdoor bailout from bailed-out insurance giant AIG. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, said, “It looks like we’re simply laundering this money through AIG.” UBS, this bank that shelters wealthy tax dodgers, was actually being bailed out by hardworking U.S. taxpayers."


http://www.commondreams.org/view/2009/08/26-9

[KillgoreTrout43]

04:05 PM on 08/26/2009

Actually, it was the SECOND day. He didn't arrive on the Vineyard until Sunday. He had to wait for hurricane Bill to pass the Cape and the Islands.

[Solja]

04:13 PM on 08/26/2009

And GW Bush appointed a bunch of folks that ultimately lied to the country and brought the economy down to its knees. Besides all of that, Bush took almost 3 years worth of vacation while POTUS, including a ONE MONTH vacation taken shortly into his term.

I don't get why you think this is a scandal since the Republican administrations made it possible for companies to shelter their money in offshore banks. In fact, it wouldn't be Republican if rich people and their companies weren't deregulated and enabled to hide their money. What Republican likes taxes? Not a single one that I've ever seen.

[GaOhGirl]

10:23 PM on 08/27/2009

Bush took 3 yrs of vacations and still destroyed the country. Just think what a mess it would be if he hadn't taken 3 yrs off.

[smithonpolitics-com]

03:28 PM on 08/26/2009

Let's keep up the fight! http://www.stopbackingdown.com

[GloriaC]

04:33 PM on 08/28/2009

Thanks for the website!
The criminal that was in office for 8 years brought our nation to the brink of an economic depression. You would think that there would be some remorse from the Rethugs. They fan the fires of hatred toward a president that is working hard to turn this nation around. If my president is harmed in any way I lay the blame on the haters