Siobhan O'Connor
Author of No More Dirty Looks.
- April 1, 2009 • 5:07 pm PDT
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Naked chef Jamie Oliver will be cooking a meal for Obama and his head-of-state friends. He promises to serve the "best of British food"-which begs for obvious jokes about England's terrible, terrible cuisine, but I'll resist the urge. Here's a look at the menu:Bread basket: Garlic-scented Irish soda bread. (He's taking liberties with the "British" thing, and I predict Irish people everywhere will have conniptions over this.)
Appetizer: Scottish salmon served with samphire and sea kale, and a selection of vegetables from Sussex, Surrey, and Kent. (See above; Scottish people, too.)
Entrée: Slow-roasted shoulder of lamb from the Elwy Valley in north Wales, with Jersey Royal potatoes, wild mushrooms and mint sauce.
Dessert:
Vegetarian option: Herbed goat cheese starter, and lovage and potato dumplings as their main.
Glaring omission: Pork, which has purposefully been left off the menu "to avoid awkward moments with the Muslim guests," says the Guardian.
I wonder what my hero Anthony Bourdain, who has been unkind to Oliver, Alice Waters, and many others. would have to say about this?
