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Inside Trump's Secret Dinner: A Side of the President You Don't Ever See
Independent Journal Review ^ | February 26, 2017 | Benny Johnson

Posted on 02/26/2017 5:06:29 PM PST by monkapotamus

The president was heading to his new flagship property in D.C., the Trump Hotel, for a private dinner at the BLT Steakhouse inside. Once the president arrived at the location, the reporter who was on assignment to cover him, Jordan Fabian of The Hill, was not let into the building and had to wait in the van outside for the remainder of the dinner, without a guest list or details of what was happening inside.

Inside the restaurant, I was seated at a table that had booked hours earlier, directly next to where Trump would be dining. I made the booking based on a tip from a trusted source. I was ready to tell the story no one else would get to see and was personally fascinated to observe how a restaurant prepares for a president — and how Trump interacts when he believes no press are present...

6:45 PM: Our bacon tower appetizer arrives. Highly recommended.


Benny Johnson/IJR

(Excerpt) Read more at ijr.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bacon; catsup; clothespins; dinner; first100days; ketchup; trump; trump45; trumphotel
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To: SamAdams76

Did it kick him?


61 posted on 02/26/2017 6:53:45 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Rusty0604

People are never more purely *themselves* than when choosing and eating their food. I love the quirkiness of peoples’ tastes, and watching them enjoy their food.


62 posted on 02/26/2017 6:55:10 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: Jvette

I have eaten catsup on my steak for my entire life. Heck...I put catsup on most everything I eat.

Makes for some interesting dinner conversation among some people.


63 posted on 02/26/2017 6:55:34 PM PST by jy8z (When push comes disguised as nudge, I do not budge.)
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To: defconw

Amen.


64 posted on 02/26/2017 6:56:05 PM PST by Rusty0604
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To: Drango

Not just bacon but a BACON TOWER!


65 posted on 02/26/2017 6:56:34 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: monkapotamus

That is an outstanding read!


66 posted on 02/26/2017 6:57:59 PM PST by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: AFreeBird

Montreal Steak Seasoning. Buy it on the spice isle. Follow the marinade instructions on the bottle. You’ll thank me.


67 posted on 02/26/2017 7:00:15 PM PST by Rebelbase
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To: Jamestown1630

Good Point! Never thought about that. But our eating patterns are established pretty early in life.


68 posted on 02/26/2017 7:00:59 PM PST by defconw (The long national nightmare is over! Praise God! Make America Great Again!)
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To: defconw

It’s okay, I hid it for years too!

Funny coincidence, I’m watching “Worst Cooks” on the Food Network and the eliminated contestant is recounting how she was such a loser before, eating ketchup on steak!

Don’t let the food snobs intimidate you!

Eat what you like.


69 posted on 02/26/2017 7:01:27 PM PST by Jvette
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To: Jamestown1630

Chimichurri

Splash of balsamic vinegar
3 pickled banana peppers/peperoncini peppers, minced
1 garlic clove, smashed in salt and minced
1 C Parsley, finely chopped
1 T Olive oil
Splash of Worcestershire

No cooking; make a half hour or more ahead of time. Makes enough for 4 to 6 people. Mix it together and serve on the side. Makes even a steak you thought was perfect ...more perfect, and you don’t need much. Seems to intensify the steak’s inherent flavor.


70 posted on 02/26/2017 7:01:47 PM PST by piasa
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To: piasa

This sounds delicious!!


71 posted on 02/26/2017 7:02:44 PM PST by Right_in_Virginia
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To: defconw

That’s why it’s so much fun to observe - you’re seeing something from the ‘child’ in them experiencing pure enjoyment.

I know people who in mid-life are still enjoying the sugary boxed cereal or some other ‘nursery-food’ thing that they grew up on.


72 posted on 02/26/2017 7:05:34 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: Rebelbase

I prefer my steak Bistecca alla Florentina...very simple, bourbon smoked sea salt and white pepper one hour before cooking, then again at the end, and doused in olive oil. Medium Rare. Perfection.


73 posted on 02/26/2017 7:06:12 PM PST by Scott from the Left Coast
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To: piasa

I didn’t know that that’s what Chimichurri was! It does look good. (I must have always had it confused with Chimichanga, as another way to cook a burrito ;-)


74 posted on 02/26/2017 7:07:41 PM PST by Jamestown1630 ("A Republic, If you can keep it.")
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To: defconw
#59 Let's be all political here! I am not disparaging the Ketchup lobby! LOL just kidding, I love ketchup, but I would only put it on a steak in total privacy! Not ready to leave that closet! Pressure from the steak purist! HA! I have long ago started my personal boycott against Heinz products, and until my last breath I will use only Hunts' ketchup...
75 posted on 02/26/2017 7:08:56 PM PST by heterosupremacist (Domine Iesu Christe, Filius Dei, miserere me peccatorem!)
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To: Jvette

We went to a Texas Roadhouse the other night! No ketchup required! But! It happens!


76 posted on 02/26/2017 7:09:24 PM PST by defconw (The long national nightmare is over! Praise God! Make America Great Again!)
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To: Scott from the Left Coast

We normally grill filets....olive oil, a little local meat market seasoning that is the best we’ve found, over the years....medium - medium rare.

We’ve been grilling rib eyes on a Himalayan salt block, the past couple of times....

.....delicious!!


77 posted on 02/26/2017 7:09:48 PM PST by Jane Long (Praise God, from whom ALL blessings flow.)
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To: heterosupremacist

Us too! No Heinz here! Hey? Why the long face? ;)


78 posted on 02/26/2017 7:10:54 PM PST by defconw (The long national nightmare is over! Praise God! Make America Great Again!)
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To: monkapotamus

I skipped the text - is that Bacon on clothespins?!!!!!


79 posted on 02/26/2017 7:10:58 PM PST by meyer (The Constitution says what it says, and it doesn't say what it doesn't say.)
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To: piasa

Yum! Will try!


80 posted on 02/26/2017 7:11:54 PM PST by defconw (The long national nightmare is over! Praise God! Make America Great Again!)
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