Article snippet: President Donald Trump is going to be asking for a lot of action from Congress in the coming weeks and months, and this week he's already hosted two dinners at the White House as a way to talk things out. Whether it's relaxing in his Mar-a-Lago residence earlier this year with the Japanese prime minister and later the Chinese president, or bringing bipartisan groups of congressional leaders together for dinner at the White House, Trump appears to know the value in breaking bread. Unlike formal state dinners, where the menu is typically chosen with an eye for symbolic detail and regularly released by the White House, the courses at these more intimate dinners are not always released. Here is a rundown of the culinary choices that we know about. Just weeks after the election, then-President-elect Trump and his incoming chief of staff Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney at Jean Georges restaurant in New York City. The dinner took place while Trump was openly deciding who he should pick as his secretary of state, and they enjoyed a number of haute cuisine dishes. The trio had the same appetizers -- young garlic soup with thyme and sautéed frog legs as well as diver scallops with caramelized cauliflower, caper-raisin emulsion, and dessert: chocolate cake. But they ordered different main dishes. Trump and Priebus had prime sirloin with citrus glazed carrots while Romney had lamp chops with a mushroom bolognaise sauce. When Japanese Pri... Link to the full article to read more