'Cheese artisans' will feed French premier at outdoor White House State Dinner...
Full title: 'Cheese artisans' will feed French premier at outdoor White House State Dinner, followed by Mary J. Blige concert – but please, no dancing: Hollande is sans date!
French President Francois Hollande is going stag, but the Obama administration is pulling out all the stops to entertain him with a State Dinner full of pomp, circumstance, gourmet eats, and R&B music.
The Bronx singer, rapper and record producer Mary J. Blige will perform after the meal, the White House announced Monday.
L'affaire américaine will take place outdoors, in a tent on the South Lawn. Secret Service will have extra protection arrayed along the perimeter of the White House property.
Under the tent, White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford will serve up the best of America, with a noted nod to the French.
'This event highlights the talents of our Nation’s cheese artisans,' the printed program says.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk
Full title: 'Cheese artisans' will feed French premier at outdoor White House State Dinner, followed by Mary J. Blige concert – but please, no dancing: Hollande is sans date!
French President Francois Hollande is going stag, but the Obama administration is pulling out all the stops to entertain him with a State Dinner full of pomp, circumstance, gourmet eats, and R&B music.
The Bronx singer, rapper and record producer Mary J. Blige will perform after the meal, the White House announced Monday.
L'affaire américaine will take place outdoors, in a tent on the South Lawn. Secret Service will have extra protection arrayed along the perimeter of the White House property.
Under the tent, White House Executive Chef Cris Comerford will serve up the best of America, with a noted nod to the French.
'This event highlights the talents of our Nation’s cheese artisans,' the printed program says.
(Excerpt) Read more at dailymail.co.uk