1962 Menus

Research by Steven L. Brawley

January 18, 1962: Dinner for Igor Stravinsky

  • Mousse de Sole Amiral
  • Gigot d’agneau Vert Pre
  • Gratin Dauphinois
  • Haricots vert aux Amandes
  • Fonds d’artichaut Glace Heloise
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Fromage
  • Souffle Glace Celestine
  • Palmiers

January 20, 1962: Luncheon for Business Leaders

  • Gnocchi a la Parisienne
  • Carre d’agneau aux Primeurs
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Gateau de Pithiviers aux Amandes
  • Demi-tasse

February 5, 1962: Luncheon for the President of the Congo

  • Filets de Sole Normand
  • Rack of Lamb Bouquetiere
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Cheese
  • Meringue Glace
  • Chocolate Sauce
  • Demi-tasse

February 20, 1962: Dinner for the U.S. Vice President and Chief Justice

  • Bouchee de Fruits de Mer lle de France
  • Duck a l’orange
  • Wild Rice
  • String Beans
  • Galantine de Filets de Veau
  • Green Salad
  • Mousse au Chocolat White House

March 13, 1962: Luncheon for the President of Cameroon

  • Delices de Crab DeWright
  • Tournedos Henri IV
  • Pommes Pont Neuf
  • Haricots Verts au Buerre
  • Bombe Glacee Jamaica
  • Crepes Dentelles
  • Demi-tasse

March 16, 1962 Luncheon for Michigan Editors and Publishers

  • Boula-Boula
  • Filet of Sole Murat
  • Endives Meuniere
  • Creamed Spinach
  • Baked Alaska Milady
  • Demi-tasse

March 20, 1962: Luncheon for the President of Togo

  • Cosomme Ambassadeu
  • Roast Sirloin Vert-Pre
  • Petit Pois a la Francaise
  • Pommes Parisienne
  • Salade de Laitue
  • Brie
  • Bombe Comtesse Sarah
  • Petits fours
  • Demi-tasse

April 3, 1962: Luncheon for the President of Brazil

  • Salmon Mousse en Belleveue
  • Rack of Spring Lamb
  • Peas ala Francaise
  • Potatoes Parisienne
  • Fresh Asparagus
  • Sauce Hollandaise
  • Pineapple Sherbert
  • Palmiers
  • Demi-tasse

April 11, 1962: Dinner for the Shah of Iran

  • La Truite en Chaud Froid Doria
  • Guiena Hen Santa Clara
  • Asperges Sauce Mousseline
  • Mousse de Fois
  • Grogen Gelee
  • Rubis au Porto
  • Bombe Glace Rustica
  • Mignardises Assorties

April 26, 1962: Dinner for the Nobel Prize Laureates

  • Filet de Boeuf Wellington
  • Pommes Chipp
  • Fonds D’Articchouts Favorite
  • Endive Meuniere
  • Bombe Caribienne

May 3, 1962: Luncheon for the President of Austria

  • Delice of Crabs Mathilda
  • Tournedos Rossini
  • Potatoes Berny
  • Peas a la Francaise
  • Bombe Glacee Josephine
  • Demi-tasse

May 9, 1962: Luncheon for the President of Norway

  • Bouchee de Fruit de Mer Basquaise
  • Roast Spring of Lamb
  • Bouquetiere of Vegetables
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Strawberries Glacees Romanoff
  • Petits fours

May 11, 1962: Dinner for the Minister of State for Cultural Affairs for the Republic of France

  • Consommé Madrilène Iranien
  • Lobster en Bellevue
  • Stuffed Bar Polignac
  • Potatoes Parisienne
  • Florida Asparagus
  • Pheasant Aspic Salad
  • Cream Puffs Garnished with Nuts

May 22, 1962: Dinner for the President of the Ivory Coast

  • Quenelles of Sole au Gratin
  • Roast Sirloin Vert Pre
  • Peas a la Francaise
  • Potatoes Gaufrettes
  • Galantine of Chicken
  • Green Salad
  • Bombe Glacee Fellab
  • Petits fours

May 23, 1962: Luncheon for U.S. Congressional Wives

  • Nova Scotia Salmon
  • Breast of Chicken Gay Street
  • Mimosa Salad
  • Brie Cheese
  • Strawberry Soufflé
  • Demi-tasse

June 1, 1962

  • Salmon en Aspic with Green Sauce
  • Escalopes de veau Georgetown
  • Fresh Asparagus with Butter Sauce
  • Salad
  • Brie Cheese
  • Strawberry Souffle
  • Petit-fours sec

June 5, 1962: Luncheon for the President of Cyprus

  • Eggs Belle Helene
  • Gigot d’agneau Aux Flageolets
  • Spinach aux Croutons
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Gateau St. Honore
  • Demi-tasse

June 18, 1962 Luncheon for the Prime Minister of Australia

  • Melon and Prosciutto
  • Tournedos Rossini
  • Potatoes Rissole
  • Green Beans aux Amandes
  • Green Salad
  • Brie Cheese
  • Strawberry Tart
  • Demi-tasse 

June 25, 1962: Luncheon for the President of Colombia

  • Feuillete de Crabmeat Maryland
  • Roast Leg of Lamb vert pre
  • Flageolets
  • Asparagus Tips au Citron
  • Raspberries Romanoff
  • Demi-tasse

July 23, 1962: Luncheon

  • Salmon Mousse en Aspic Doria
  • Filet of Beef Montpensier
  • String Beans Amandines
  • Boston Lettuce Salad
  • Brie Cheese
  • Bombe Glace Cardinal
  • Petit-fours sec

October 2, 1962: Luncheon for Latin American Foreign Ministers

  • Eggs Mollet Mornay
  • Tournedos Grille Maitre’d Hotel
  • French Peas
  • Potatoes Pont Neuf
  • Green Salad
  • Brie Cheese
  • Lime Chiffon Pie
  • Demi-tasse

October 3, 1962 (Unknown)

  • Rockfish Souffle Ambassade
  • Breast of Pheasant Hubert
  • Wild Rice
  • Green Beans aux Amandes
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Brie Cheese
  • Biscuit Glacee aux Peches
  • Petits fours

October 4, 1962: Dinner for the President of the Republic of Sudan

  • Filets de Sole Normande
  • Selle d’Agneau Clamart
  • Foie Gras en Gelee
  • Salade Verte
  • Bombe Glace Coppelia

October 15, 1962: Luncheon for the President of Algeria

  • Oeuf en Croustade Dinette
  • Carre d’Agneau Algerienne
  • Haricots vert aux Amandes
  • Bombe Glace Aboukir
  • Petits fours
  • Demi-tasse

October 16, 1962: Luncheon for the Crown Prince of Libya

  • Quenelles de Brochet Aiglon
  • Filet de Boeuf Wellington
  • Petits Pois a la Francaise
  • Pommes Gaufrettes
  • Endive Salad
  • Brie Cheese
  • Bombe Fellab
  • Demi-tasse

October 23, 1962: Private Dinner for the Maharaja and Maharani of Jaipur

  • Rockfish Souffle Ambassade
  • Breast of Pheasant St. Hubert
  • Wild Rice
  • Green Beans aux Amandes
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Brie Cheese
  • Biscuit Glaceee aux Peches
  • Petit fours

November 14, 1962: Luncheon for the Chancellor of West Germany

  • Quiche Lorraine
  • Roast Lamb Vert Pre
  • Flageolets aux Beurre
  • Asparagus
  • Hollandaise Sauce
  • Dacquoise au Praline
  • Demi-tasse

November 27, 1962: Luncheon for the Prime Minister of Somali

  • Oeufs Brouilles Magda
  • Roast Lamb
  • Peas a la Menthe
  • Potatoes Byron
  • Salade Mimosa
  • Brie Cheese
  • Pears Helene
  • Petits fours
  • Demi-tasse 

December 11, 1962: Luncheon for the President of Chile

  • Filet of Sole Washington
  • Roast Sirloin Montpensier
  • Epinards aux Croutons
  • Salad Mimosa
  • Brie Cheese
  • Mont Blanc Chantilly
  • Demi-tasse

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