inaugural luncheon menu
On Inauguration Day, Congressional leaders will sit down to a lunch of seafood stew, pheasant and sponge cake with the new president and vice president. [1]
During the luncheon, it’s traditional for the president and vice president to be presented with gifts by Congress on behalf of the American people. [2]
The luncheon in Statuary Hall is for some 200 guests, including the new president, vice president, their families and members of the Supreme Court, the incoming Cabinet and Congress. [3]
But wild game and root vegetables are on the official luncheon menu. [2]
The first course will be served on replicas of china (pictured) selected by Mary Todd Lincoln, the President’s wife. [4]
The first course will be served on replicas of china from the Lincoln presidency, which was selected by Mary Todd Lincoln at the beginning of her husband’s first term in office. [2]
I’ll try not to overwhelm you with Inauguration food posts. [4]
Details of the Capitol Hill luncheon following the Jan. 20 swearing in were announced today. [5]
Here’s the first one: the menu for the Inaugural luncheon, which will follow the swearing in of the President and Vice-President. [4]
The meal’s first course will be served on replicas of china from the Lincoln presidency. [6]
No one is saying whether a kids’ meal is being planned for the children of President-elect Barack Obama after their dad takes the oath of office Tuesday. [2]
This year, it’s all related to former President Abraham Lincoln, whose words, ‘A New Birth of Freedom,’ inspired the 2009 inauguration theme. [1]
WASHINGTON: Barack Obama and Joe Biden will dine on seafood stew, pheasant and duck, and apple cinnamon sponge cake at their Inaugural luncheon. [5]
The Inaugural Luncheon is a century-old tradition, bringing together government leaders for a formal meal inside the Capitol. [...] The Smithsonian Chamber Players will provide the music, while guests will eat off replicas of the china from the Lincoln presidency. [1]
Sources:
[1] Luncheon Menu Announced by Inaugural Committee - Roll Call
[2] Inaugural luncheon menu honors Lincoln - JSOnline
[3] Seafood stew, pheasant on inaugural luncheon menu
[4] Dining@Large: The Inaugural luncheon menu - Elizabeth Large blogs about …
[5] Ohio.com - Seafood stew, pheasant on inaugural luncheon menu
[6] Seafood stew, pheasant on inaugural luncheon menu - wtop.com