PHOTOS: A dollop of crossing cultures for Canada's Prime Minister at White House state dinner
buzzz worthy. . . I was told you have not lived until you have had a Canadian butter crisp. White House pastry chef Susan Morrison incorporated this traditional dessert into a "snow capped" last course for the Canada State Dinner. A fully edible sugar forest, representing the border the U.S. and Canada shares was an additional dessert option. At the Obama's 11th edition of the dinner, a first for Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, linking elements of the coming Spring and the border was the focus of the culinary and decor spread said White House Social Secretary Deesha Dyer.