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Plant-based courses of millet and stuffed mushrooms are on the menu for some 400 guests invited to Thursdays fancy White House state dinner honoring Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
Biden previewed the menu and decor for the news media on Wednesday after she returned from an outing with the prime minister...
Politicians, CEOs, celebrities, White House and administration officials, and other guests will dine on a salad of marinated millet, corn, and compressed watermelon, stuffed Portobello mushrooms and saffron risotto, and a strawberry shortcake infused with rose and cardamom...
The president returned to Washington in the evening and he and the first lady hosted Modi at the White House for a more intimate dinner before Thursdays splashier affair...
As the official gift, the Bidens presented Modi with a handmade, antique American book galley from the early 20th century, the White House said..
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