NDTV [India]
11/6/2010
Mumbai: The management at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel is leaving no stone unturned to make US President Barack Obama’s stay in the city ‘sweet’ and special.
Sources said chefs have been working for almost 24 hours to prepare an exclusive chocolate box for the president and his entourage. Interestingly, the box itself will be made of chocolate.
The chefs want to ensure the president has the choicest assortment of desserts in his suite…
SPECIAL BAR
A list of imported liquor has been included in the bar to give enough variety for the guests to choose from. The bar has been stocked with Glenfiddich 40-Year-Old Rare Collection and Dom Perignon Rose Champagne from France. “Wine, whisky and champagne will be stocked in the bar. The bar will not only cater to Obama’s demands, but also to those of his wife Michelle…
CAJ note: Evidently the food police remained behind in the U.S. You can read the entire delicious article at NDTV/India.
Update: From Sad Hill News, Obama’s India Trip During Diwali Festival Forces Most Shops To Close – Business Owners Not Happy. At that link you can also see a larger view of the Glib Pasha…
Glib pasha by BigFurHat at iOwnTheWorld.com
Update 2: At Weasel Zippers, Gibbsie Gets All Huffy in India
White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs on Monday battled with Indian security outside a bilateral meeting between President Obama and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in New Delhi, threatening to pull the president from the meeting if a certain number of American reporters were not allowed into the room to cover it…
The situation apparently escalated…
