Donald Trump’s first meal as president of the United States has been revealed. And guess what, it kind of resembles a typical power lunch for a billionaire businessman – lobster, beef and a rich chocolate dessert.
The inaugural committee released the lunch menu which will follow the swearing-in ceremonies on Friday. And this is what it looks like:
2017 Inauguration Lunch menu: surf and turf, chocolate soufflé. pic.twitter.com/qnBgsntdIi
— Susan Davis (@DaviSusan) January 17, 2017
Alongside Trump, some 200 guests will be tucking into Maine lobster and Gulf shrimp in a saffron sauce and peanut crumble, Angus beef from Virginia with Idaho potatoes and a dark chocolate sauce, and a chocolate souffle with cherry vanilla ice cream.California wines will accompany the meal at the Statuary Hall.The three-course menu is not too far from previous lunches other new commanders in chief have enjoyed, with lobster in some form usually making the first course.
OMG the Obama inauguration lunch menu looks UNBELIEVABLE ????#hungry
Would also kill for a glass of Riesling now pic.twitter.com/982VAMwr
— Cara Spillane (@CaraSpillane) January 21, 2013
Barack Obama’s first lunch as commander in chief in 2009 included lobster and shrimp in the seafood stew, but duck and pheasant with winter vegetables as the main course. An apple cinnamon spongecake was for dessert.
Four years later, the lunch included steamed lobster with New England chowder, bison with a wild huckleberry reduction and wild rice, and a dessert of apple pie.
Trump and Vice President Mike Pence will be joined by members of their families, the Supreme Court, Cabinet designees and members of Congressional leadership.
