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Cooking for Caroline Kennedy...

Food for the eye, as well as the body. The Roasted Filet Mignon w/ Duet of Potato, Asparagus, Carrot & Wild Mushroom shows me just how good you are trhee. I appreciate just how difficult it is to get a filet prepared just that way.
 
"She replied back, "Then, I gotta have my picture taken with you!""

A charming woman.:thmbsp:
So happy for you that you got a chance to meet her.
 
trhee said:
Caroline Kennedy, the newly appointed U.S. Ambassador to Japan and the daughter of John F. Kennedy will be coming by next Monday for dinner.

I was asked to "give it the extra special touch" for this occasion and I'll be cooking an 8 course menu that night as opposed to the typical 5 course for most guests.

During my career, I've had the honor of cooking for a lot of VIPS including the Clintons (twice), General Schwarzkopf, both Mayors Bloomberg and Giuliani, Senators, Governors, CEO's as well as many sports and entertainment celebrities, but for some reason cooking for the daughter of Kennedy is right up there with any of them. Pretty excited about this one. :D
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What about me? I can be there in 10.
 
trhee said:
Very long day. Woke up at 5am and just got home an hour ago at 10:30pm.

Everything went without a hitch which makes all of the effort put into a day like today, well worth it.

I was able to meet her at the end of the night and the Ambassador personally introduced me to her. The first words she spoke to me was "So you're the chef responsible for the unbelievable food during lunch and dinner." To which I replied, "Yes ma'am, breakfast too." which made everyone laugh. She replied back, "Then, I gotta have my picture taken with you!"

Anyways, here are some food shots from today. I wasn't able to take a lot of pics though.

Hors D'Oeuvre: Filet Mignon on Buttered Crostini w/ Peppered Horseradish

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Lobster w/ Wild Mushroom & Saffron Lobster Broth

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Roasted Filet Mignon w/ Duet of Potato, Asparagus, Carrot & Wild Mushroom

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"Capellini" Asian Noodles

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This is kind of a spooky picture, but it's a photo taken from outside the dining room thru a one way window. The one way window is for the butler and the waitstaff to check on the meal progress without being intrusive. Far left, is the U.S. Ambassador to China, Gary Locke. Next to him is the U.S. Ambassador to South Korea, Sung Kim. Next to him is the U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Caroline Kennedy. This is the main, formal dining room that seats up to 20 comfortably and can seat up to 24 if need be.

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Another shot of the dining room during a charity reception with a buffet layout.

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Simply beautiful.
 
trhee said:
Here, I'm allotted a certain per person budget depending on the event but typically it's $48 per person for a dinner event, slightly less for lunch and even breakfast, I'm allotted a $29 per guest budget.
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You mean those figures are for what you spend for the ingredients - not what that dinner cost us per person including the venue, wine, etc. (without getting political).
 
The budget is for ingredients per person. There is no charge to the guests as they are personally invited by the Ambassador.

The wine cellar holds both personal and official wines as well as liquors. Those are purchased separately. Plus the Ambassador receives gifts almost on a daily basis, mostly foods, wines and scotches which are all catalogued with photos in a journal.

The only exception to the rule is for charity events where tickets must be purchased to attend. The last one being $200 per head last month, which was a 4 course luncheon where we had 80 attendees.

bentpencil said:
You mean those figures are for what you spend for the ingredients - not what that dinner cost us per person including the venue, wine, etc. (without getting political).
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One more reprehensible threadcrap like the one I just deleted will result in an instantaneous banishment.
 
Thank you all, gentlemen.

And now, nothing would make me happier than more discussion about great food. :yes:
 
Trhee, A rather odd question I'm sure, but is that Pickard china?

I'm not a big beef eater but the lobster and wild mushroom looks yummy. :yes:
 
You're very well informed. Pickard has been the sole chinaware provider for American embassies around the world since 1977.

cubby01 said:
Trhee, A rather odd question I'm sure, but is that Pickard china?

I'm not a big beef eater but the lobster and wild mushroom looks yummy. :yes:
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trhee said:
You're very well informed. Pickard has been the sole chinaware provider for American embassies around the world since 1977.
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More of a slightly educated guess. Figured it had better be American and there aren't but a handful of American fine china companies. Of the ones I could think of, it struck me as most likely Pickard. 35+ years is quite a long run I'd think. Maybe it was a factoid I'd run across before and it stuck in the back of my mind.
 
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