Details Emerge On Rick Bayless' White House State Dinner Menu

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AP via HuffPo

At the first family's request, Chicago chef Rick Bayless has been mum on his menu for the state dinner Wednesday to honor Mexican President Felipe Calderon, though he's dropped some hints:

_ He's preparing a black mole sauce that takes days to make from scratch and includes more than 20 ingredients. "It's a really laborious thing," Bayless said. "But for an event like this nothing is too difficult."

_ Herbs and lettuces from the White House garden will be used in at least one course. "We're not sure exactly what we'll get," he said, "but we'll play around with that ..."

_ For dessert, strawberries picked from a local farm will be involved.

More: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/05/18/details-emerge-on-rick-ba_n_580694.html

Bayless also tweeted this am that all the food had arrived. :D

Sounds really good. Wish I was there! :9