I'll always remember the first time I toured the East Wing... it was the morning after I met my now husband. I told him I had to make it an early night because I was supposed to be at the White House at 8AM. You know, a typical D.C. excuse ;-) I'd only been in the U.S. and in Washington for 6 months and it was all very exciting for me. I've been fortunate to go inside the White House a few more times since then. And while bowling at the Harry S. Truman Bowling Alley at 1600 Penn* is still on my DC-to-list with slim to no chance ever getting crossed off, I did get to go to the West Wing once and tour the building once during the holiday season. Here what you need to know if you want to visit ...
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Guest Post ~ Welcoming Francois Hollande to the White House by Kaylé
Yesterday was an excellent day to be a Francophile or Francophone in D.C.! Being born in Louisiana (in Lafayette, the coeur of Acadiana at that), French culture has been a constant love in my life. I studied French in middle school, high school, and university and found my way to Bordeaux for my studies. There, I fell deeper in love with the country, flaws and all. When I graduated, I applied for the French Ministry of Education’s Teaching Assistantship Program and found myself living in the petite town of Les Sables-d’Olonne. When I got back stateside, I never thought that my hobbies of tweeting and such would enable me to see an official Arrival Ceremony at the White House, let alone ...
French State Dinner: 1996 versus 2014 menu
So the last time a French president was honoured with a State Dinner was back in 1996 at the invitation of Bill and Hillary Clinton. Here is what the menu looked like 18 years ago: Lemon Thyme Lobster with Roasted Eggplant Soup Rack of Lamb with Winter Fruit and Pecans Sweet potato puree, root vegetables Tarragon Huckleberry Sauce Layered Artichoke, Leek and Herbed Cheese with Green and Endives, Balsamic Dressing Apple and Cherry Sherbet Pyramid with Apple Brandy Sauce Peanut Butter Truffles, White Almond Bark Chocolate Fudge The wines paired with the dinner were all from California: Beringer Viognier 1994 (CA) Zaca Mesa Syrah 1993 (CA) Roderer Estates, l'Hermitage 1990 (CA) The highlight of ...
Fall 2010 White House Garden Tour
Working a few blocks away from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, I often take the sight of the White House for granted. It is nonetheless, one of the world's most famous buildings and is visited each years by hundreds of thousands of Americans. On occasions they even let foreigners in and a few years back, I not only got to go on the regular East Wing tour I also had the opportunity to visit the West Wing and see the Oval Office. Now that was pretty cool but until today I still had some unfinished business with the White House. I had never actually been in the White House garden. Tours of the garden are organized for the general public twice a year and I was so confident I would be able to go on ...
