State Dinner Desserts
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"Early in my tenure at the White House, I realized that while it was a good idea to make desserts that very clearly honored the foods and flavors of the particular country, I had to design dishes that were my own rather than trying to reproduce a beloved standard from a particular place."
Former White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier shares the State Dinner desserts he created over 25 years—and the stories behind each delicious creation—in excerpts from his book "A Sweet World of White House Desserts"