Butternut squash, beets and braised ribs are on the menu for Joe Biden and Anthony Albanese's White House dinner date, but there'll be no Rock Lobster for the two world leaders.
In the stunning state dining room - intricately decorated with drapes, flowers and linen hand-picked by First Lady Jill Biden - the duo and a couple of hundred close friends will break bread and plot the future of the free world.
The three-course, five-star feast prepared by chef Katie Button, presented on tables graced by American pink roses and Australian eucalyptus, is a far cry from the prime minister's preferred Marrickville pork roll.
