All the Presidents’ Tables: Ronald Reagan’s First Inaugural Lunch Menu 1981
Reagan’s first inauguration boasted the honor of being the first inauguration celebrated on the west front of the U.S. Capitol. …
Monthly Archives: January 2009
Cristeta Comerford: White House Chef
The news is out — Cristeta Comerford will remain as White House chef, according to an article in yesterday’s The …
Inaugural Luncheon 2009: Menu and Details
According to an e-mail from the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, the 2009 Inaugural Luncheon looks like this. Note …
Rest in Peace: Gaston Lenôtre
Gaston Lenôtre, wizard of French pastry and culinary empire builder, died January 8, 2008, according to the January 9, 2008 …
All the Presidents’ Table: George W. Bush’s Second Inaugural Menus
According to the official Senate committee on the 2005 inaugural, The 2005 Inaugural Luncheon menu draws upon historic ties to …
All the Presidents’ Tables: Bill and George Tête à Tête
President-Elect George W. Bush and President Bill Clinton met for lunch in December 2000 in the Clinton White House to …
Sunday Suppers at Lucques: A Review in Rhapsody
Sunday Suppers at Lucques, by Suzanne Goin with Teri Gelber (Knopf/New York, 2005) Sunday suppers — not something you associate …
All the Presidents’ Tables: Ex-Presidents Dine with President Obama
From a White House press release, January 7, 2009: PRESIDENT BUSH: I want to thank the President-elect for joining the …
All the Presidents’ Tables: President Richard Nixon’s Second Inaugural Luncheon
The Joint Congressional Inaugural Committee served the following menu in honor of President Richard M. Nixon and Vice-President Spiro T. …
All the Presidents’ Tables: George W. Bush’s First Inaugural Luncheon 2001
Two-hundred years after President Thomas Jefferson’s 1801 inauguration, to celebrate George W. Bush’s first inauguration in 2001, the U.S. Army …
