Breaking: State Dinner Menu Released
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Feasting in State: Obama’s First Real State Dinner
In the next week, we will see real-time examples of a few of the different types of feasts common to …
Diana Kennedy’s Menu for Charles, Prince of Wales
In 2002, Diana Kennedy, well-known author of Mexican cookbooks, served the following menu to the man who would be king, …
Gardening at the White House
A history of American gardens, a part of the “Eat the View” effort to turn the 18 acres of the …
President Obama’s First “State” Dinner
According to the White House Web site, dated February 22, 2009, the following discussion took place in the White House …
Lobster Bisque and Striped Bass à la President Barack Obama
On February 24, 2009, President Barack Obama lunched on lobster bisque and striped bass, along with TV anchors due to …
All the President’s Tables: Ulysses S. Grant’s 1873 Inaugural Supper
The punch froze. So did the canaries. Brought in to sing for the guests, the poor creatures stiffened seemingly in …
All the Presidents’ Tables: Dwight D. Eisenhower’s First Inaugural Luncheon, 1953
January 20, 1953 In 1953, the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC) started the now-traditional ritual of hosting a …
All the President’s Tables: Harry S. Truman’s 1949 Inaugural Luncheon
Like Lyndon Johnson, Harry S. Truman first became president after the death of an incumbent president. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt …
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. …
