President Obama's first state
dinner at the White House, just
before Thanksgiving in November
2009, honored Manmohan Singh, then
the prime minister of India, and
his wife, Gursharan Kaur The chef
for the dinner was Marcus
Samuelsson, who decided to
incorporate some Indian touches
into the menu Both naan and
cornbread were served, and the
dessert for each of the 400 guests
was a pear Tatin and a pumpkin pie
tartlet
