The Menu In The White House Situation Room

As President Obama and his advisors dealt with the mission to target Osama bin Laden this weekend, food was appropriately not on the top of anyone's mind. The New York Times lists the provisions available:

On Sunday, White House officials canceled all West Wing tours so unsuspecting tourists and visiting celebrities wouldn’t accidentally run into all the high-level national security officials holed up in the Situation Room all afternoon monitoring the feeds they were getting from Mr. Panetta. A staffer went to Costco and came back with a mix of provisions — turkey pita wraps, cold shrimp, potato chips, soda.

The Gurgling Cod writes, "It is oddly reassuring that when the leadership of the free world takes on the most momentous event of the Obama presidency, they eat like academics at a state university lunch meeting."

Although we would have been tickled if they had sent someone to the White House garden.

Comments

[rhymney]

11:15 PM on 05/05/2011

With all the open laptops, I'm guessing they were ordering from White Castle on-line.

[eagleclaw]

10:16 AM on 05/05/2011

How come none of the laptops are on ?

[AnastasiaBeaverhausen]

07:15 PM on 05/04/2011

WHAT?!!! No All-American Chocolate Cake??!!! They hate America!

[leajazz]

11:25 AM on 05/04/2011

The only good thing on the menu was the shrimp. The rest of it, I would toss in the trash.

[OutAtFirst]

11:00 AM on 05/04/2011

Got to have some good snacks if you're going to watch a shoot-em-up.

[ineedmorehair]

08:40 AM on 05/04/2011

what?no pizza and beer at a bug hunt and a kill shot for the biggest dirt bag next to the insect that
resides in Lybia,their not terrorists they are bugs that need to be exterminated let the military personnel do their jobs and keep politics out of it.

[liz01219]

08:21 AM on 05/04/2011

All West Wing tours were cancelled so that the public wouldn't see so many top level advisors, etc in the Situation Room????
WHY would the public have access to the situation room?

[Sinned39]

10:23 AM on 05/05/2011

No, they did not want the public seeing top level military advisors, etc. in the HALLS

[paulmarado]

07:49 AM on 05/04/2011

i thought we were in a lets move campaign...its only for some people...i see

[CLSayles]

07:08 AM on 05/04/2011

Some of best Chef's in the world work there and no one could make some grinders?? What a deep dish for the President??

[chiara0]

09:10 AM on 05/04/2011

U must be from New England

[Heckel]

10:16 AM on 05/04/2011

What the hell is a grinder?

[Amelie123]

10:18 AM on 05/04/2011

A hamburger-type thing.

[ie]

06:07 AM on 05/04/2011

Eating under the radar, apparently. Doesn't seem that strange not to roust the staff in off hours to prepare food for a group. BTW Costco has some awesome Cilantro and garlic shrimp. I used to get it for lunch before my sulfite allergy started. Grr, I miss shrimp.

[TMMA]

12:09 AM on 05/04/2011

Visiting celebrities?

[lovethehuff]

06:38 AM on 05/04/2011

Lots of celebs were in town for the Correspondents Dinner.

[oceanofconsciousness]

10:20 PM on 05/03/2011

I guess the White House kitchen was closed. Really? No one on call to make some sandwiches?

[hershobr]

08:31 PM on 05/03/2011

Wonder if Obama purposely picked the picture that had him look like a G and Hillary like a scared little girl.

[666dorado]

06:28 AM on 05/04/2011

it begs the question, going back to the democratic primaries, if hillary had the stomach to be commander in chief in a situation like this.

[AnnoyedCanuck]

08:24 PM on 05/04/2011

I'd bet serious money that Hillary has more than stomach, brains and backbone for the job.

[punkingale]

01:01 AM on 05/06/2011

Why, because she had her hand up to her face?

[robllawrence]

04:48 PM on 05/03/2011

What I love about this pic is the president isn't at the head of the table. He isn't in a suit. A couple of guys there don't have a tie on, including Biden. These are people who are in the trenches, working as a team. Sure, there's a captain, but there is mutual respect for every member.

[hjo4]

04:44 PM on 05/03/2011

Soda is not good for anyone. Water or freshly squeezed juices.Drop the soda none of them need it.Congrats on the kill.

[VerizonCells]

06:02 PM on 05/03/2011

your trying to be funny right?

[hjo4]

06:09 PM on 05/03/2011

No soda is like drinking a bottle of sugar. I am not kidding.