This is a photograph of White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier displaying the desserts he prepared for the State Dinner in honor of German chancellor Helmut Kohl on February 9, 1995, during the Bill Clinton administration. Mesnier is holding a coffee and hazelnut ice cream mold decorated with nougat triangles, meringue mushrooms, and green leaves. The other dessert is a plate of petit fours: Parisian macaroons, chocolate almond drops, and chocolate dipped butter cookies. Mesnier is seen near one of the table settings in the State Dining Room.
This is a photograph of White House Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier displaying the desserts he prepared for the State Dinner in honor of German chancellor Helmut Kohl on February 9, 1995, during the Bill Clinton administration. Mesnier is holding a coffee and hazelnut ice cream mold decorated with nougat triangles, meringue mushrooms, and green leaves. The other dessert is a plate of petit fours: Parisian macaroons, chocolate almond drops, and chocolate dipped butter cookies. Mesnier is seen near one of the table settings in the State Dining Room.
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1995-02-09
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1995-02-09
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State Dining Room
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A Sweet World of White House Desserts p.59
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Alexandra L.
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A1F4A4DC36334C34 A58C815BF4006431
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White House Historical Association
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Needs special permission for 3rd party use, limit of 3-5 images for PR purposes
