Joanna
Doug Henwood wrote:
> <http://swiftreport.blogs.com/news/2004/12/on_the_inaugura.html#more>
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> On the Inaugural Menu: A Dish to Please Every Donor
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> Diners attending any of three candlelight inaugural dinners will be
> treated to a menu best described as "donor's delight," a compilation
> of dishes intended to honor major Bush campaign fundraisers.
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> The chef's challenge: 4 courses and 12 brand names, representing
> millions in donations
>
> By Deanna Swift
>
> WASHINGTON, DC-Just call him the "Iron Chef" of the White House.
> Executive Chef Walter S. Scheib III is facing a major culinary
> challenge: how to create an inaugural menu that pays tribute to the
> brand names of a dozen top Bush campaign and GOP donors. From Coca
> Cola to Krispy Kreme doughnuts and Pilgrim's Pride turkeys, Scheib's
> dishes must satisfy the most powerful appetite on Capitol Hill these
> days: the taste for money.
>
> "I've never had to create dishes that include soda, doughnuts and
> canned fruit before," says Scheib, who received his training at the
> Culinary Institute of America, and cooked at the Capitol Hilton in
> Washington and the Boca Raton Club before accepting the honor of "top
> toque" in the White House kitchens. But he says he's not worried.
> "I've already changed the way I cook and have given up all French
> recipes. This should be a snap," says Scheib, referring to the White
> House's ban on béchamel and beurre blanc after France refused to
> support the administration's decision to go to war in Iraq. (Click
> image, left, to view menu.)
> [...]
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