US state dinner: Donald Trump to serve Scott Morrison sole, serenade him with violins
ABCUnder the stars on a warm Washington night, Donald Trump and Scott Morrison will be softly serenaded by a string ensemble as they sit down to a lavish feast. Key points: The state dinner takes place on Saturday morning Scott Morrison is just the second world leader to be hosted by Donald Trump The menu includes 'sunchoke ravioli' and Dover sole The venue for the state dinner, the White House Rose Garden, is smaller than you might imagine. According to the White House, it's an "earth apple" native to North America that will be "roasted and pureed to give creaminess and sweet notes to the ravioli". The dinner centrepieces feature more than 2,500 roses from California and our national floral emblem, the golden wattle, that will be placed in "gold woven baskets to signify the combined friendship" of Australia and the USA. A mass of military bands, including "The President's Own" United States Marine Chamber Orchestra, will play the night away.
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