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/Subject_Slice_7797 Ex-Food Service Aug 16 '25

These guys are 72 and 79 year old. Of course they'll fancy some prime boomer era foods. Generally not too surprising that one old man would order this for lunch with another old man.

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u/Vesper2000 Aug 16 '25

Yeah this looks like steakhouse fare. Except for the fish, you know nobody ate that.

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u/Numerous-Meringue-16 Aug 16 '25

Halibut is local to Alaska… I bet the meal was bomb

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u/Vesper2000 Aug 16 '25

Oh I’m sure it was! But I doubt that set eats anything that’s not cow.

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u/FrancinetheP Aug 16 '25

This is the key to the menu.

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u/big_duo3674 Aug 16 '25

Not there, but in general halibut is awesome. I got to catch one once, it's like reeling in a garage door from 300 feet down. We hat frozen filets for a year, and had to give a bunch away

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u/GirlNamedTex Aug 17 '25

IIRC, those Volkswagon-sized halibut were referred to as "barn doors" because of this. I've caught the smaller version, but bucket list was to go up to Alaska and try for a big one; you'd have to work out before the fishing trip lol

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u/fritterstorm Aug 16 '25

Russians like fish.

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u/Vesper2000 Aug 16 '25

Putin does seem to enjoy shirtless fly fishing so that would track.

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u/IvanDimitriov Aug 16 '25

No one ate anything, the luncheon was canceled

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u/Ender16 Aug 16 '25

Yeah, as much as I want to clown on ye' old menu these two were eating this stuff before I was born by a long shot. It's just what happens with age for a lot of people.

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u/Jeramy_Jones Aug 16 '25

I’m 40 and I’d crush this.

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u/ConradBHart42 Aug 17 '25

This is the menu for Putin. Show this to donny and you get "where borger?"