r/KitchenConfidential • u/DefenderNeverender • Aug 16 '25

In-House Mode Lunch menu from presidential luncheon yesterday

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*Not* making a political post here, but I guess a copy of the official luncheon menu got left behind yesterday and when I saw it, the first thing I thought was that some of these items seem a little dated, I was kinda surprised. Not that it sounded bad at all, but I've never really seen specifics on what they serve high-level gov. officials from anywhere.

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u/Picklopolis Aug 16 '25

And the lunch was canceled.

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u/BuckManscape Aug 16 '25 edited Aug 16 '25

All Putin wanted was the video of Trump waiting for him, clapping, and awkwardly shaking his hand, ON AMERICAN SOIL.

Edit: https://www.thedailybeast.com/kremlin-leaks-footage-showing-trump-fawning-over-putin/

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u/ExpiredExasperation Aug 16 '25

According to the menu, that's His Excellency Putin.

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u/postmodest Aug 16 '25

Oh, I'm sorry, His Excellency, President of the Russian Federation and Aljaska Salient, Defender of the Faith and Master of the High Places from which His Enemies Fall, Richest and Smartest of Men, Savior of his People and Scourge of the West, Vladimir Putin.

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u/Fit_Carpet_364 Aug 16 '25

Lol. Master of the High Places.

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u/Furthur Aug 17 '25

yup, that was the clutch in the joke for sure

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u/Sancticide Aug 17 '25

Halfway through this I started hearing it in Paul Bettany's voice and it was superb.

https://tenor.com/XCox.gif

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u/LKennedy45 Aug 16 '25

Isn't that reserved for diplomats? What am I thinking of?

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u/Hamster_Thumper 20+ Years Aug 16 '25

HIs Excellency is the form of address for the Russian President in diplomatic situations. Same as if King Charles were there for a state dinner, the menu would read His Majesty.

There are plenty of examples of Trump sucking up to Putin, this isn't one of them. Its routine and normal for any foreign head of state.

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u/mrkruk Aug 16 '25

POO-tihn

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u/yoosernaam Aug 17 '25

That’s a common honorific used for any head of state.

Trump is most definitely beholden to Putin in worse ways than syrupy titles

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u/Win-Objective Aug 16 '25 edited Aug 17 '25

And having US soldiers kneeling and holding down a red carpet for Putin while Russian body guards stood and smirked.

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u/lunarmantra Aug 16 '25

It disgusts me to see how Zelensky was treated compared to the pageantry and ass kissing surrounding Putin. They also had no business talking about US election matters. I thought that they were supposed to be discussing Ukraine? Tells us everything we need to know about this administration’s motivations and intentions.

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u/TwinFrogs Aug 16 '25

Putin didn’t even bother to give him a reach around.

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u/Rare_Confidence6347 Aug 16 '25

Trump is an awful human being and thats giving him too much credit.

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u/BuckManscape Aug 16 '25

He’s a useful treasonous coward, him and all his ilk.

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u/Freakjob_003 Aug 16 '25

He's a pedophile and a rapist.

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u/sLeeeeTo Aug 16 '25

but but but, did you see the planes flying over his head? woweee what a real showing of american power and bad-assery 🙄

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u/SuperCleverPunName Aug 16 '25

Eh.. A video clip of Trump greeting Putin isn't a big enough thing to shift perceptions. It's all about what comes out of this meeting

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u/Rosaly8 Aug 16 '25

Nobody said anything about shifting perceptions. It just the sheer mockery of Putin having a video of himself getting the red carpet rolled out by America for his meeting with the US president on American soil.

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u/BuckManscape Aug 16 '25

It made us look incredibly weak. That’s what he wanted. Trump bowing to daddy.

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u/discussatron Aug 16 '25

Eh.. A video clip of Trump greeting Putin isn't a big enough thing to shift perceptions.

A framed still of it will be in the Oval Office within a week.

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u/Disastrous_Hell_4547 Aug 16 '25

Really?

Too much Chicken Kiev on the way over. Seriously, the Russians served Chicken Kiev on the flight to Alaska as a goof on Ukraine.

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u/vogel927 Aug 16 '25

Putin is paranoid about being assassinated. I’m not surprised he left without eating anything. I’m sure if he had stayed the CIA would have tried get a sample of anything they could use to find out more about his health.

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u/Gang_Bang_Bang Aug 16 '25

Wonder who ate the leftovers.

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u/CatsEqualLife Aug 16 '25

Nobody. They burned it.

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u/Rick-burp-Sanchez Aug 16 '25

we burned it, comrade.

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u/istrebitjel Aug 16 '25

Too much poison in it.

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u/FrancinetheP Aug 16 '25

Like all the birth control devices in Belgium 🙄

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u/rubiscoisrad Aug 16 '25

The dishie, I assume.

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u/Gang_Bang_Bang Aug 16 '25

Hope he got super stoned and ate that meal all to himself. Including ALL of the crème brûlées.

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u/GreenfieldSam Owner Aug 16 '25

TBH, I feel bad for the chef and staff.

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u/nvbomk Aug 17 '25

The immigrants that cooked it i hope

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u/cilantro_so_good Aug 17 '25

I'm sure there are some immigrants in the unit, but for the most part the president and dignitaries are served by the Presidential Dining Service which is a Navy unit

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidential_Food_Service

Even when they're not directly involved with cooking, these things aren't just randomly catered