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Illustration of the first state dinner at the White House. David Kalākaua, monarch of the Kingdom of Hawaii meeting with President Ulysses S. Grant.. A state dinner in the United States is a formal dinner held in honor of a foreign head of state, such as a king, queen, president, or any head of government.
Vice President Cheney and David Addington at lunch in the White House Mess George W. Bush White House state china. The White House Mess is now a small wood-paneled dining facility. It is located in the basement of the West Wing, adjacent to the Situation Room. [9] It seats 50 people at 12 tables. [9]
The West Wing ground floor is also the site of a small restaurant operated by the Presidential Food Service and staffed by Naval culinary specialists and called the White House Mess. [14] [15] It is located underneath the Oval Office, and was established by President Truman on June 11, 1951. [16]
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Mary Todd Lincoln's refurbishment of the White House in 1861 led to historic changes in the room. Mrs. Lincoln purchased two armchairs, [e] a rosewood center table, [f] a chest of drawers, four side balloon-back [g] side chairs, [h] a sofa, and—most importantly—a 6-foot (1.8 m) wide, 8-foot (2.4 m) long rosewood bed frame for the room.
Cristeta Comerford, the White House executive chef from 2005 to 2024. The White House executive chef is the individual responsible for managing the kitchens, and for planning and preparing of all menus and meals for the president of the United States and the first family, which includes their private meals, their private entertaining, and official state functions at the White House in ...
The President's House. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 1986. ISBN 0-912308-28-1. Wolff, Perry. A Tour of the White House with Mrs. John F. Kennedy. Doubleday & Company: 1962. The White House: An Historic Guide. White House Historical Association and the National Geographic Society: 2001. ISBN 0-912308-79-6.
The executive pastry chef works separately from the White House executive chef and reports directly to the chief usher. She works in coordination with these two, as well as the White House social secretary, and the first lady for all events and dinners. The executive pastry chef serves at the first lady's pleasure and is appointed, or ...