White House Argula On the Menu (Zero's First State Dinner)

Weekly Standard ^ | November 24, 2009 | Mary Katherine Ham

[C19fan]

I bring you the State Dinner menu. First item:

Potato and Eggplant Salad White House Arugula with onion seed vinaigrette 2008 sauvignon blanc, Modus Oprendi, Napa Valley, California

Perhaps the price at Whole Foods is no longer an issue because they're growing it in the garden?

“Anybody gone into Whole Foods lately and see what they charge for arugula?” the senator said. “I mean, they’re charging a lot of money for this stuff.”

[C19fan]

To be totally honest I have no idea what argula even is but I know it is popular with the Whole Foods crowd, Hollyweird and Michelle Zero.

[jessduntno]

Fuzzy Zoeller has a menu suggestion...

[San Jacinto]

No pork chops or smoked ham?

[Seeking the truth]

What happened to the tent that I heard about?......only for cocktails?

[CholeraJoe]

Kinda looks like dandelion leaves:

[boxerblues]

To be totally honest I have no idea what argula even is

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Green leafy, tasteless, pretty filler material for your salad

[C19fan]

LOL!!! Here is the link to the menu:

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2009/11/obama_state_dinner_official_fo.html?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Not one good old American piece of meat or even chicken on the menu. How many of the attendees will rush out to McDonald’s afterwards? :)

[ssaftler]

Fuzzy Zoeller has a menu suggestion...

LOL! nObama is no Tiger, though. At least we KNOW where he was born.

[jessduntno]

MKH

[tet68]

“Yes, Ambassador, that the tent over there.
The one with the brightly painted bullseye
on top.”

God, can this guy create any better targets for the
Islamics? The sad part is that they will probably get
everyone BUT him.

[C19fan]

How much does that cost at Whole Foods???

[C19fan]

Quite right, but just having some fun.

[Constitutions Grandchild]

Well, they are entertaining vegetarians. When I was a girl, I was forever bringing someone home to dinner. Believe me, it's a lot easier today to find food to serve Hindus than it was back in the early 60s. My mother was able to do an entire meal on vegetables and was it fabulous. I've never forgotten, Mr. Shah, wherever you are. It was a wonderful time for us. He even went to church with us and then home for dinner. Mother often told the story of how her knees almost went out from under her when I invited him home to dinner. Never even occurred to me (obtuse as I was) that it might be a problems, but she manned up and put out quite a spread. Thanks, Mom. Also, if the Hollywood crowd is coming, they should appreciate the menu. Perfect host and hostess, IMHO.

[dead]

"You don't make friends with salad! You don't make friends with salad!"
- Homer J. Simpson.

(well, maybe you do if your guest of honor is Indian, but still...)

[ladyjane]

Actually arugula is really good. Great on sandwiches or in salad. Italians eat a lot of it. I guess yuppies do too but in spite of that it’s still good.

[jessduntno]

Pumpling Pie tart
pear tatin

WTF? What are that?

[wagglebee]

LMAO!

[PDMiller]

I don’t know much about the price of arugula, but the 2008 Sav. Blanc served with it runs at $33.50 a bottle per the Modus Operandi website. What recession? /s

[Redbob]

Be easier to learn about it if spelled correctly...