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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWhat's all this I'm hearing ...
... about a steak dinner at the White House?
What about the guests who don't like steak? And will all the steaks be burned to a crisp and smothered in ketchup, because that's the way Trump likes it?
Surely we can do better than this. Why couldn't it have been a fish dinner, or a -- oh, it's a state dinner.
That's different. Nevermind.
Takket
(21,639 posts)unblock
(52,352 posts)I miss Emily
NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)... Roseanne Roseannadanna, Candy Slice, Lisa Lupner, Baba Wawa ...
unblock
(52,352 posts)NBachers
(17,149 posts)BobTheSubgenius
(11,572 posts)it's always something.
BigmanPigman
(51,638 posts)lady like choosing the proper outfit, hat, flowers, seat covers, etc all by herself. WOW! Breaking News!!!!
This is one example of why this country is run by a misogynist womanizer and the fundies think he walks on water. Where are our country's priorities and values? I guess they are hidden under gallons of ketchup.
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)she's not taking a break from the big Anti-Bullying Campaign...It's been so effective.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I like the way you snark!
Crutchez_CuiBono
(7,725 posts)I try to be an equal opportunity snarkest. (sp)
Ohiogal
(32,104 posts)Chipper Chat
(9,694 posts)Egg salad jello and Tang.
meow2u3
(24,774 posts)One scoop for the Macrons and two for Donnie Two Scoops.
catbyte
(34,472 posts)Sorry, but I just can't even begin to think about eating lamb, and I have never heard of "Carolina rice." Is that a thing?
Mopar151
(10,002 posts)99 cents the packet for the Spanish Rice.
Ilsa
(61,700 posts)https://quartzy.qz.com/1260104/the-menu-for-the-trumps-first-state-dinner-with-emmanuel-macron-and-what-it-means/
Control-Z
(15,682 posts)I am barely able to stomach meat of any kind, let alone lamb. I would have trouble sitting at the same table with others who were eating lamb. were child I refused to eat any meat. I grew into some as a young adult.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)rack of lamb in what sounds like a very nice menu, a fusion of American Southern cooking with French influence. Nothing about it says The Donald.
Ilsa
(61,700 posts)Grammy23
(5,815 posts)Some flunky will be dispatched to Mackey-dees for a couple of filet o fish sandwiches and a large Diet Coke. Super sized fries. He will put on his jammies and robe and settle in for some Fox Noose to make himself feel better after having to play nice all evening. At last he can relax, scratch his ass and be comfortable. Melania will go to her room and lock the door.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)going hungry with food in front of him.
Very pretty dinner. The flowers are white lilacs and sweet peas, lovely even if being packed into giant Hostess snowballs hardly shows them at their best.
Ilsa
(61,700 posts)So crowded that the knives are under the plates.
No room on the table for ketchup.
The chairs look uncomfortable, too. Once again, too much gold.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)I predict a lot spillage during dinner.
Ilsa
(61,700 posts)Main course wine at east, and dessert wine appears to look like a champagne flute on the north side.
Literally rubbing elbows.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)The round tables sat 10 people comfortably and the tables were set with centerpieces if the hosts wanted that. Each setting had the usual, without overdoing it. No one needs five or six glasses. Thats just begging for trouble because glasses get knocked over if you have to be extra careful when you reach for one, or when you have to be careful when you put it back on the table.
As servers we hovered close by to respond to any customer need and after we served prepared salads when the head waitress or waiter gave us a signal we would then take the salad plates away as they were finished. The cleanup was pretty unobtrusive. Then on a second signal we brought out the entrees so everyone would be served at the same time. As people finished eating we cleaned their places and did things like replenish their wine, water and coffee, and The cleanup was constant. We served dessert and did the same cleaning as we went.
By the time the conference or speakers were ready to start the people only had coffee cups, wine and water glasses and their desserts in front of them.
The photo makes me think of all the things that any server would be nervous about. The tables are too small for the number of people at each one. Theyre too close together which means the servers have a hard time getting around the table, and there are too many glasses. Its just begging for trouble.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Grammy23
(5,815 posts)😢 She was a treasure.
NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)... I have often watched SNL and imagined what one of Gilda's many characters would have to say about current events - especially now during the Trump debacle.
"A Mr. Richard Feyder from Fort Lee, New Jersey, writes: Dear Roseanne Roseannadanna, what's up with this orange idiot living in the White House? It's enough to make me sick."
I like to think that as long as we remember her (and we do), she's not really gone.
Heartstrings
(7,349 posts)dflprincess
(28,086 posts)called "Love Gilda".
I can't wait to see it.
https://www.tribecafilm.com/stories/love-gilda-opening-night-tribeca-2018
We're opening the 2018 Tribeca Film Festival with a loving look at the life and legacy of an enduring comedy heroine.
The Tribeca Film Festival will open its 17th edition with the world premiere of Love, Gilda on Wednesday, April 18th, 2018. CNN Films presents the feature length documentary, produced by 3 Faces Films in association with Motto Pictures, which opens a window into the world of celebrated Emmy and Grammy award-winning comedian Gilda Radner, who became a cultural icon the moment audiences first laughed with her on the debut episode of Saturday Night Live.
A trailblazer for women comedians, her impact on the entertainment industry has endured for almost four decades. The film will premiere on the opening night of the Tribeca Film Festival at the Beacon Theatre in New York City, the city she called home and in which she catapulted to fame. Tickets for opening night go on sale on March 20th here. The 2018 Tribeca Film Festival runs April 18th to the 29th.
JHB
(37,163 posts)Rush and Kal Luzon?
CaptainTruth
(6,606 posts)Sneederbunk
(14,308 posts)brooklynite
(94,757 posts)Can you state authoritatively that President Obama, or any other President, regularly offered an alternative? Or that the featured guest wasn't queried in advance about the menu?
There are a lot of things to complain about regarding President Trump. Meat vs. Fish isn't one of them.
NanceGreggs
(27,820 posts)... does a joke going over your head actually make an audible whooshing sound as it flies by?
lunatica
(53,410 posts)rzemanfl
(29,571 posts)LeftInTX
(25,595 posts)makes me think that it isn't a joke.
It kinda drives me nuts, cuz I think everyone is serious.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)I am not a big French food fan, so I have no idea what may be served, other than French wines. I think that Cordon Bleu is French-Canadian, that is about the extent of my knowledge of French food.
FSogol
(45,532 posts)Oh, nevermind. ..