This diorama was created for the 1996 official White House Gingerbread House. Designed by Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, the gingerbread house paid homage tof first daughter Chelsea Clinton's love of ballet and participation in the Washington Ballet's production of Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. This lively scene was displayed inside the gingerbread house and depicts the Christmas party from the first act of the ballet. The figures were designed from royal icing and feature subtle nods to the Clinton family including Chelsea, pictured in the pink dress at right, and Socks the cat, seen on a painting hanging prominently in the background.
This diorama was created for the 1996 official White House Gingerbread House. Designed by Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier, the gingerbread house paid homage tof first daughter Chelsea Clinton's love of ballet and participation in the Washington Ballet's production of Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker. This lively scene was displayed inside the gingerbread house and depicts the Christmas party from the first act of the ballet. The figures were designed from royal icing and feature subtle nods to the Clinton family including Chelsea, pictured in the pink dress at right, and Socks the cat, seen on a painting hanging prominently in the background.
