After President Donald Trump is sworn in on January 20, he will then sit down to a luncheon at the US Capitol hosted by the Joint Congressional Committee on the Inaugural Ceremonies (JCCIC).
But what's on the menu?
While the exact details of the 2025 event have yet to be released, if history is any guide, diners can expect to have a great meal. Three course meal Featuring a seafood platter, a meat entree and dessert – perhaps with ice cream.
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And since Trump now calls Florida home, it wouldn't be surprising to see dishes influenced by those of the Sunshine State Legendary cuisine — or perhaps a dish that nods to Vice President J.D. Vance's Ohio roots.
In 2017, the last time an inaugural luncheon was held, Trump and about 200 luncheon guests ate a three-course meal. (The 2021 event was not held due to the coronavirus pandemic.)
President Donald Trump and about 200 guests are expected to dine in Statuary Hall after the swearing-in. (Melina Mara/The Washington Post via Getty Images)
The first course was Maine lobster and Gulf shrimp tossed in saffron sauce and peanut crumb, followed by a main course of roasted Seven Hills Angus beef with dark chocolate, juniper jus and potato gratin.
Dessert was chocolate soufflé with cherry vanilla ice cream.
The 2017 list was very similar in structure to the list at President Barack Obama's second inauguration in 2013.
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There, guests were served steamed lobster and New England bisque, followed by roasted bison, “red potato cake with horseradish and cranberry reduction,” and a dessert of “Hudson Valley Apple Pie“Sour ice cream, aged cheese and honey.
The last inaugural luncheon that did not include ice cream as part of the dessert was President George W. Bush's second inauguration in 2005.
The luncheon traditionally consists of a three-course meal. (Aaron B. Bernstein/Getty Images)
In that event, Dessert It was “Steamed lemon pudding and apple and wild cherry compote.”
The inaugural luncheon was first held in 1897, but its current form began in 1953, the JCCIC's website says.
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“That year, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Mrs. Eisenhower and fifty other JCCIC guests dined on cream chicken, baked ham and potato puffs in the now-restored Old Senate Chamber,” the website said.
The event is now being held at Statuary Hall.
President Dwight Eisenhower (center right) was the first president to have the modern form of the traditional luncheon. (Getty Images)
“The lunch program often features cuisine that reflects the home states of the new president and vice president or president of the JCCIC, as well as the inaugural theme, and includes speeches, gift offerings from the JCCIC and toasts to the new administration,” he said. the site.
The theme of the inauguration in 2025 is “Our Enduring Democracy: A Constitutional Promise.”
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The Joint Committee on International Cooperation said the theme “recognizes the Founders' commitment to future generations of Americans to preserve the continuity and stability of our democratic system of government.”
Fox News Digital has reached out to the JCCIC for details on the 2025 inaugural lunch menu.
