On Jan 20, 5:10*am, "Ed Pawlowski" > wrote:
> ?
> "Bob Terwilliger" > wrote ...
>
> > From
> >http://eatocracy.cnn.com/2011/01/19/...-house-honey-h...
>
> > Top Chef Masters winners Rick Bayless and Marcus Samuelsson can keep their
> > knives packed.
>
> > Though the two provided assistance at state dinners in the past, White
> > House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford and Executive Pastry Chef Bill
> > Yosses will be helming the kitchen themselves tonight. They'll also be
> > bucking the precedent set when the aforementioned chefs served chutney and
> > curry to the Indian Prime Minister and Oaxacan Black Mole and jicama to
> > the President of Mexico.
>
> IMO, that was dumb and even condescending. *Unless, of course, the guests
> requested that. When I travel, I want to sample local foods.
>
>
>
> > Tonight's menu, at the request of Chinese President Hu Jintao's
> > delegation, will be an all-American feast featuring last summer's harvest
> > of honey and produce from the White House's kitchen garden.
>
> That sounds like a good idea.
>
> > <snip>
>
> > So where do you suppose the White House honey is featured? The carrots?
>
> Probably, or the lemon sorbet.

>
>
I agree completely. I'm sure what they served to the Indian prime
minister and the Mexican president were excellent, but probably not
what they get in their home countries. Hooray for the Chinese
delegation!