Here's an example of what to serve for dinner if you don't want your guests to return

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kirk wallace

kirk wallace
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(No, you can not have fish and then meat; one or the other. Who the hell do you think you are? And, no, I don't give a flying f*** what you want to drink. I don't drink; so you can make do.)
 
That is a boring, foursquare menu. The croutons are called-out as homemade which makes me wonder about the rest... can you get champagne sauce in tetra-pak?

Anyway, I suppose a good chef would cost more than the club has allocated for "kitchen staff".

(But I thought you might be referring to the delightful review of Le Cinq that's making the rounds in social media circles.)
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Perhaps the tasty-sounding menu is structured per the guests' stated preferences.

. . . . . Pete
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Somehow I just don't see China's leader asking for bland and boring.
 
originally posted by Scott Kraft:
Anita Lo's menu for Xi Jinping in 2015 for comparison:

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#thanksobama
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Striking. No one here ever doubted that we have a philistine in the WH.
 
Note the "or" between the main course offerings!

Also, perhaps the guests' dietary/allergy/etc. guidelines aren't known; thus, an engaging, mainstream, classic American menu.

Likely the primary focus of the meals was not food with more important matters on everyone's minds.

. . . . . Pete
 
the "or's"are part of the problem Pete, as i noted in the OP. But really, I am baffled that you're defending this menu. When i saw it, the first thing i thought was they should have consulted your group for at least more intricate offerings on both the food and wine front.
Anita's (and Pres Obama's) 2015 menu has been circulating as a comparison and i'm glad Scott posted it. It highlights some decent American producers and gives the guests something more than a cheap --although i am sure the US government was handed a huuuge bill by the Trump org for the recent one -- 3 course/choice of 2 entree & 2 dessert/menu. My old firm wouldn't have dreamed of entertaining 1L law students with that, and we only entertained 1Ls as potential good will for their next year, as we don't hire 1Ls.

And as for "more important matters", recent press reports are clear, in POTUS' own words, that he remembers the chocolate cake more than on which country he'd ordered a missile attack. (unmanned missiles, in his words.)
 
I'm with Frank Bruni on criticizing Trump's culinary preferences. If he wants to burn his steak and eat it with ketchup,I really don't care. There are too many other things to object to to be bothered with this. As to a dinner for the Chinese, since reports were that they were hoping Trump would win, they have only themselves to blame.
 
originally posted by kirk wallace:
the "or's"are part of the problem Pete, as i noted in the OP. But really, I am baffled that you're defending this menu. When i saw it, the first thing i thought was they should have consulted your group for at least more intricate offerings on both the food and wine front.
Anita's (and Pres Obama's) 2015 menu has been circulating as a comparison and i'm glad Scott posted it. It highlights some decent American producers and gives the guests something more than a cheap --although i am sure the US government was handed a huuuge bill by the Trump org for the recent one -- 3 course/choice of 2 entree & 2 dessert/menu. My old firm wouldn't have dreamed of entertaining 1L law students with that, and we only entertained 1Ls as potential good will for their next year, as we don't hire 1Ls.

And as for "more important matters", recent press reports are clear, in POTUS' own words, that he remembers the chocolate cake more than on which country he'd ordered a missile attack. (unmanned missiles, in his words.)
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consulting pete's group is not the answer. we're not in the 90's anymore--not that they look that bad from here, but still it was not a decade to go hunting for cuisine that we long for.

aa gill put it best (and yes, duh! he always did), "fried wombat spleen in creosote sauce" as the place where nouvelle cuisine was headed.
 
originally posted by Peter Creasey:

Note the "or" between the main course offerings!

Also, perhaps the guests' dietary/allergy/etc. guidelines aren't known; thus, an engaging, mainstream, classic American menu.

Likely the primary focus of the meals was not food with more important matters on everyone's minds.

. . . . . Pete
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it looks like a menu for people that are allergic to democracy, thinking, listening, and all that. and so it is perfect.
 
originally posted by Jonathan Loesberg:
I'm with Frank Bruni on criticizing Trump's culinary preferences. If he wants to burn his steak and eat it with ketchup,I really don't care. There are too many other things to object to to be bothered with this. As to a dinner for the Chinese, since reports were that they were hoping Trump would win, they have only themselves to blame.
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Perhaps he scorches his steaks for a reason?
 
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