{"id":4761,"date":"2026-06-05T12:21:43","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/joe-biden-took-family-to-random-nyc-italian-spot-instead-of-elios-much-to-jane-fondas-dismay\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T12:21:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T12:21:43","slug":"joe-biden-took-family-to-random-nyc-italian-spot-instead-of-elios-much-to-jane-fondas-dismay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/joe-biden-took-family-to-random-nyc-italian-spot-instead-of-elios-much-to-jane-fondas-dismay\/","title":{"rendered":"Joe Biden took family to &#8216;random&#8217; NYC Italian spot instead of Elio&#8217;s &#8212; much to Jane Fonda&#8217;s dismay"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F06%2FFonda.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>There was no fritto mix-up after all. Upper East Siders (and Jane Fonda) were confused after Joe Biden \u2014 in town for wife Jill\u2019s book launch \u2014 ate at a \u201crandom\u201d Italian spot, Fumo, on Tuesday night.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rumor spread in the neighborhood that he was actually supposed to be across the street, at famed red sauce joint Elio\u2019s \u2014 beloved by Gwyneth Paltrow, Joan Didion, Nora Ephron and many more \u2014 and had mistaken Fumo for it.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Joe Biden holds his granddaughter Natalie\u2019s hand as he leaves Fumo in the Upper East Side on June 2, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Jill Biden leaves Fumo in the Upper East Side on June 2, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>But the gossips were no doubt extrapolating a little too liberally from Biden\u2019s reputation for being muddled: Elio\u2019s says they were never expecting the former president.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Biden was greeted by applause on his way into the restaurant, and by the time he left, a crowd had gathered. They cheered him as he climbed into his car.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Actress Jane Fonda thought Joe Biden would be eating at famed eatery Elio\u2019s. <span class=\"credit\">BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>No word on their orders, but Biden was with one of his granddaughters for dinner.<\/p>\n<p>Jill has been promoting her memoir, \u201cView From the East Wing,\u201d and made stops here at the 92nd Street Y, where she was interviewed by Whoopi Goldberg, and ABC\u2019s \u201cThe View.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>During the audience-questions segment of the 92Y evening, Joe got up from his seat and walked to the front of the stage, where he said, without the microphone, \u201cI have a question.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Fumo is an Italian eatery in the Upper East Side.  <span class=\"credit\">GC Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Elio\u2019s is a popular Italian restaurant in the Upper East Side.  <span class=\"credit\">Emmy Park<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWho do you love most in the whole world?\u201d Biden asked. \u201cWhoopi,\u201d Jill answered, causing the audience to break into laughter.<\/p>\n<p>The former first lady eventually caved and said, \u201cI love you most, Joe. Was that it? Was that the answer he wanted?\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/05\/entertainment\/joe-biden-took-family-to-random-nyc-italian-spot-instead-of-elios-much-to-jane-fondas-dismay\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There was no fritto mix-up after all. 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