Carol Bory's Business Etiquette Blog » Etiquette http://carolboryblog.com Business Etiquette Consultant Sat, 08 May 2010 00:03:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 A Sneak Peak in Preparing a State Dinner at the White House http://carolboryblog.com/2009/11/a-sneak-peak-in-preparing-a-state-dinner-at-the-white-house http://carolboryblog.com/2009/11/a-sneak-peak-in-preparing-a-state-dinner-at-the-white-house#comments Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:33:22 +0000 Carol Bory http://carolboryblog.com/?p=730 A Sneak Peak in Preparing a State Dinner at the White House is a post from: Carol Bory's Business Etiquette Blog

]]> “The word is out that the state dinners are a tough one to crash” says Amy Zantzinger former Social Secretary to President George W. Bush. Yet selecting guests is only one minor detail she recalls in planning a state dinner.

What are her other concerns? Hoping people don’t drink from the finger bowls or take silverware as a souvenir.

Watch this three minute video as Ms. Zantzinger talks about coordinating a state dinner from the White House chef preparing tasting menus to the first lady choosing the flowers, tablecloths, and china to be used that evening.

A Sneak Peak in Preparing a State Dinner at the White House is a post from: Carol Bory's Business Etiquette Blog

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