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The Huffington Post  |  November 24, 2009  |  Categories: culture, Let's Bring Back, politics
Aspic, Hot Dogs, and Boiled Mutton: State Dinners of Eras Past

imageA special edition of my Let’s Bring Back column, honoring the Obamas’ first state dinner tonight.  The Kennedys touted the virtues of aspic, the Franklin Roosevelts scandalized the polite world with an all-American entrĂ©e, and George Washington gave new meaning to the phrase “no frills.”

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Lesley M.M. Blume is an author, journalist, columnist, cultural observer, and bon vivant based in New York City, where she was born. Learn more about her after the leap.

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