Photo by Eddie Gehman Kohan/Obama Foodorama. Shot in the State Dining Room.

WASHINGTON--President Obama and First Lady Michelle host a State Dinner Tuesday for German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the Rose Garden, transformed into a venue inspired by the German Bauhaus school of design. James Taylor and members of the National Symphony Orchestra will perform. The Bush China will be used.

Dinner Menu

White House Chopped Garden Salad

Fine Herbs

White House Honey Gastrique

Tuna Tartare with Rye Crisps

Pickeled Young Carrots and Mustard Oil

Spring Pea Salad

Shaved Ham and Ginger Snaps

Petit Filet with Maryland Crab Ravioli

Wild Ramp Puree

Apple Strudel

Golden Raisins and Topfen