WASHINGTON — Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron will dine on lobster, caviar and an Oregon cheese named the best in the world while listening to Grammy-winner Jon Batiste at the U.S. president’s first state dinner on Thursday.
Batiste, one of the nation’s most award-winning musicians, will perform with his father, Michael Batiste, according to first lady Jill Biden’s office. The menu will include a cheese course highlighted by Oregon’s Rogue River Blue, the first U.S. cheese ever to win the World Cheese Awards, according to White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford.
The dinner courses will include Maine lobster, American caviar, ravioli, steak and potatoes, the first lady’s office said.
