4,000 historic French state dinner menus up for auction
The French state dinner menus offered a unique insight into 150 years of diplomatic and gastronomic history
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The French state dinner menus offered a unique insight into 150 years of diplomatic and gastronomic history
From cooking for dictators to rushing to accommodate Barack Obama's love of cheese -- a collection of French state dinner menus offered a unique insight into 150 years of diplomatic and gastronomic history on Wednesday.
On display before an auction on Friday, the oldest menu dates back to Napoleon III and the one for Jimmy Carter features an original lithograph by painter Marc Chagall.
Dinners for world leaders provide perfect opportunity to highlight best of French food and drink
Planning and preparing to make a perfect pie? Then perhaps you should take tips from Japanese chef Ryutaro Shiomi who tasted success at the 13th World pate en croute championship held in Lyon.