So if you have been reading or watching the news these past couple of days, all you read and hear about is the inauguration coming up.    Hearing about the same stuff for days and days at a time gets old, so I thought I’d do a search for something that not a lot of people are talking about… the menu for the Inaugural Ball.  After much reading I found a pretty good article on washingtonpost.com.     After I finished reading the article I do not envy Executive Chef Greg Sharpe in any way.  He and his staff of 120 are preparing a meal for 42,000 people.   Yea.. and I think cooking for three is tough!!

The menu consists of:

Italian Chicken Roulade (chicken breast stuffed with roasted artichokes, peppers and pine nuts)

Tortellini with Roasted Organic Tomato Cream Sauce

Dessert is only being served at the Biden and Obama Home State Balls.

The article also mentioned these interesting facts:

8,750 pounds of tortellini

8,250 pounds of Italian chicken roulade

6,000 pounds of penne pasta

1,000 pounds of carrot sticks

150,000 beverage napkins

10,000 bottles of wine

130,000 pounds of ice bagged

I wish Chef Sharpe the best of luck with getting this meal prepared well and with plenty of time to spare!

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