Mia Cucina Su Cucina

In last week’s L.A times food section (Jan. 14, 2009) there was an article about what was going to be served at Barack Obama’s first supper. Since I am such a Foodie, these things excite me .  The menu for the meal planned for this evening:

What’s on Obama’s menu? The inaugural lunch presented by the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, which will follow the swearing-in, will be three courses, starting with a seafood stew, supposedly a favorite of Lincoln’s, followed by “a brace of American birds” — pheasant and duck served with sour cherry chutney and molasses sweet potatoes, inspired by Lincoln’s childhood on the Kentucky- Indiana frontier. Dessert will be apple-cinnamon sponge cake and sweet cream glacé, and the wines will be from California’s Duckhorns — a Sauvignon Blanc from the family’s Napa property and the “Goldeneye” Pinot Noir from its Mendocino property. The 200 guests will include family members of the new president and vice president as well as prospective members of the new Cabinet, congressional leadership and members of the Supreme Court. 

Three recipes from previous first suppers were included too. To read the whole article see: The first supper