Notable State Dinners at the White House
December 12, 1874: First state dinner for a foreign head of state King David Kalakaua of the Sandwich Islands (Hawaii). Hosted by...
Germany State Dinner Dessert- 1995: Coffee and Hazelnut Ice Cream Mold
- Date of Work
- 1995
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Collection of Roland Mesnier
Germany State Dinner Dessert- 1995: Coffee and Hazelnut Ice Cream Mold
"It was still winter in Washington and the State Dinning Room was glowing and glittering, the tables set with the Reagan china service. For this time of year, I chose deep and comforting flavor of hazelnuts, coffee, and rum. I love using beautifully crafted Old World ice cream molds and thought that Chancellor Helmut Kohl would appreciate a molded ice cream dessert . . . So I made a hazelnut ice cream mold filled with coffee rum mousse and crunchy meringue. I decorated each one with nougat triangles and red polka-dotted meringue mushrooms. The petit four tray I am displaying holds rich goodies just right for the season: Parisian macaroons, chocolate almond drops, and butter cookies dipped in chocolate." - Excerpt from "A Sweet World of White House Desserts" by Roland Mesnier
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