From gourmet cuisine to down home cooking (“hot sauce; got to be hot")

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REUTERS/Larry Downing

CLINTON, Md. (AP) -- From gourmet cuisine to down home cooking. President Barack Obama is all over the culinary map this week. Yesterday afternoon, the president made a lunchtime detour to a barbecue and ribs joint. Obama and Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland stopped at Texas Ribs and BBQ outside of Washington. The prez ordered two slabs of baby back ribs and a brisket sandwich with fries. And Obama reminded the cashier not to forget the hot sauce. Just the night before, the dining was a lot fancier, as President Obama hosted a state dinner for the British prime minister.

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Obama and Cardin sidled up to the takeout counter inside and POTUS inspected a menu as the cashier attempted to hand him a bag of someone else’s food. Couldn’t hear what POTUS ordered but heard him say: “hot sauce; got to be hot. Do you want me to pay up now or pay later?”

“Later,” the cashier said.

“I am going to have to pay so don’t try getting sneaky on me,” said Obama, who then went with Cardin to greet diners while his food was being prepared.



(David Nakamura - Washington Post)

The diners included a military member who said told Obama he had helped to fly him on military aircraft during the 2008 campaign. Obama thanked him . . .


(David Nakamura, The Washington Post)

"Thanks for your service," he said to some diners who worked at Andrews Air Base. "I'm standing between you and the last bite." [link:http://www.nbcwashington.com/the-scene/events/Obama-Wants-His-Babyback-Babyback-Babyback-Ribs-142812295.html|(article)
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REUTERS/Larry Downing

[Historic NY]

1. I like a POTUS that carries his own takeout...

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2. he's probably going to sample a bit

. . . in the limo on the way home.

That bag stays with the President.

[Erose999]

3. Beef ribs or pork ribs? The "Obama is a Kenyan Socialist Muslim" news channel is on line one....

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4. Well my telephone was ringing, and they told me it was Chairman Mao

Well my telephone was ringing
And they told me it was Chairman Mao
You can tell him anything
'Cause I just don't wanna talk to him now . . .

Little Feat -- Apolitical Blues

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5. State Dinner menu:

First Course

Crisped Halibut with Potato Crust
Shaved Brussels Sprouts, Applewood Smoked Bacon

Second Course

Spring Garden Lettuces, Shallot Dressing, Shaved Breakfast Radish, Cucumbers and Avocados

Main Course

Bison Wellington, Red Wine Reduction, French Beans, Cipollini Onion

Dessert

Warm Meyer Lemon Steamed Pudding with Idaho Huckleberry Sauce and Newtown Pippin Apples

An American wine will be paired with each course.

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I'll take the state dinner menu, except for the bacon and bison.

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6. State Dinner Menu Inspired by First Lady's 'Kitchen Garden'

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002426414



Michelle Obama speaks to school girls during a press preview of the table setting for the State Dinner with U.S. President Barack Obama and David Cameron in the State Dining Room at the White House in Washington March 14, 2012. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

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7. That's great. Love her.

And I dig the funky chartreuse-n-purple color scheme, too.

Oh, but maybe they should have called the French beans "Freedom beans."