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Compare and contrast the meal served to the US Men's Hockey team vs the meal served to the US Women's Hockey Tean (Original Post) LetMyPeopleVote Feb 26 OP
Women's team FTW. flying rabbit Feb 26 #1
Thank you, Stanley Tucci--a REAL man... How badly USA-MEN and of course the orange blob hlthe2b Feb 26 #2
During training McDonald's was off limits KS Toronado Feb 26 #3
Trump thinks the men's team is all high school juniors who crave McDonalds crap food. 20 out of 25 are pro players Attilatheblond Feb 26 #33
I found the list of the US Men's Team jmowreader Feb 27 #62
Ah, I must've found old data, or the rest have signed contracts since the articles I read came out Attilatheblond Feb 27 #63
Bravo! tanyev Feb 26 #4
I think the hidden reason for serving fast food takeout is that there's essentially no staff at the White House. Hugin Feb 26 #5
Isn't he also super paranoid Bettie Feb 26 #13
Whew! THIS!!! calimary Feb 26 #22
I LIKE not being him. Hugin Feb 26 #55
I think the hidden reason for serving it is he's a cheap bastard jmowreader Feb 27 #64
Please excuse me, but I have a brain injury. usedtobedemgurl Feb 26 #6
Here ya go sir pball Feb 26 #17
Wonderful DrMJG10 Feb 26 #20
Tucci did not make the food, it was at Ristorante Ratana in Milan, Italy Celerity Feb 26 #31
GMTA! Thank you for all that great info! niyad Feb 26 #35
Even though Tucci didn't make the food, Wednesdays Feb 26 #41
Ty for sharing! SheltieLover Feb 26 #46
Tucci didn't. They were at his favourite restaurant in Milan. niyad Feb 26 #32
Wine vs. bottled water griloco Feb 26 #27
In real glasses. niyad Feb 26 #36
Thank you! usedtobedemgurl Feb 26 #39
Wow that is great. debm55 Feb 26 #7
I was expecting to see the menu for the women's team. Conjuay Feb 26 #8
This message was self-deleted by its author Bettie Feb 26 #14
Here is the best pic I could find of the food that was served. 70sEraVet Feb 26 #19
He looks so humbled they would give that to him, unlike the ogre who would think usedtobedemgurl Feb 26 #40
Excuse me Sir. Pass the Fat, Starch, Sugar and Grease please... chouchou Feb 26 #9
I gathered the following from several sources Danascot Feb 26 #10
Real glasses... Layzeebeaver Feb 26 #18
Pumpkin Risotto - Molto bene!! n/t iluvtennis Feb 26 #34
Not a pumpkin fan, but I made risotto once. Yum! electric_blue68 Feb 27 #61
Yep, it's good stuff - very warming in winter. n/t iluvtennis Feb 28 #66
Karma! The Women's Gold Medalists Got Cha Feb 27 #65
I ate a burger last night. Do I get a medal? Ping Tung Feb 26 #11
Maybe if it was from Hundred Burgers in Valencia, Spain Celerity Feb 26 #49
Looks yummy. If I was about 50 years younger I'd give a try. Now I'd probably breakmy jaw trying. Ping Tung Feb 26 #51
Yes yes yes!!! Hundred Burgers! sdfernando Feb 26 #52
Good for Sir Tucci. Both he and Chef Andres are knights of the culinary world. ChicagoTeamster Feb 26 #12
Orange Julius Caesar deserves a break today. generalbetrayus Feb 26 #15
Works for me! niyad Feb 26 #37
The Dinner From NBC justaprogressive Feb 26 #16
Could somebody tell me what the "usa human performance center dining center" niyad Feb 26 #25
👍 women's team 👍 yippee 😁 TommieMommy Feb 26 #21
Please tell me.... SergeStorms Feb 26 #23
I know there were at least 4 that didn't go. 3_Limes Feb 26 #30
And only 8 team members arrived at the SOTU Wednesdays Feb 26 #42
Thank every deity under the sun for that. SergeStorms Feb 26 #57
Hey, I think only 8 our of 25 at the SOTU is pretty good MadameButterfly Feb 26 #58
menu for restaurant dsc Feb 26 #24
Has anyone investigated whether Trump gets kickbacks from McDonalds for his product placement tv spots? sop Feb 26 #26
I am surprised they don't make a toy Tree Lady Feb 26 #38
OhmiDarwin, Tree Lady! generalbetrayus Feb 26 #44
I heard Traildogbob Feb 26 #47
I never thought about him being attracted to McDonald's just because of the name. tanyev Feb 26 #50
Right! Traildogbob Feb 26 #54
Just deserts... RockRaven Feb 26 #28
The funny thing is when the Clemson football team spike jones Feb 26 #29
Now that's funny. Vinca Feb 26 #43
While the women's team was treated to lunch in Milan with Stanley Tucci! I'd call that #winning 🏅 LetMyPeopleVote Feb 26 #45
That's a McShame Blue Owl Feb 26 #48
Nanoplastic servings in the water bottles UpInArms Feb 26 #53
I adore Stanley Tucci so much I would even eat McDonald's with him. Ilsa Feb 26 #56
This made me smile LetMyPeopleVote Feb 27 #59
We now know who the true winners are LetMyPeopleVote Feb 27 #60

hlthe2b

(113,815 posts)
2. Thank you, Stanley Tucci--a REAL man... How badly USA-MEN and of course the orange blob
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:11 AM
Feb 26

look in comparison. USA-MEN's team claim to be (have BEEN) supportive of the women, but where were THEIR voices? Totally emasculated by the orange blob and a forever diminishing of THEIR accomplishment.

KS Toronado

(23,727 posts)
3. During training McDonald's was off limits
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:14 AM
Feb 26

And now you want to shove this crap down our throats? F**k You Mr. president.

Attilatheblond

(8,836 posts)
33. Trump thinks the men's team is all high school juniors who crave McDonalds crap food. 20 out of 25 are pro players
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 01:03 PM
Feb 26

Bet they are used to eating actual REAL food, they can afford it.

Being served McAwful serves them right for allowing a rapist use them as props.

Attilatheblond

(8,836 posts)
63. Ah, I must've found old data, or the rest have signed contracts since the articles I read came out
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 08:39 PM
Feb 27

Hugin

(37,836 posts)
5. I think the hidden reason for serving fast food takeout is that there's essentially no staff at the White House.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:25 AM
Feb 26

Too many lurking eyes that could become whistleblowers or leaks. Plus, nobody likes Trump or his minions.

SEE: Trump’s trial in New York where nobody showed for support including family. Until they were threatened or paid to show. The whole mess is entirely transactional.

Bettie

(19,655 posts)
13. Isn't he also super paranoid
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:40 AM
Feb 26

about someone trying to poison him? I seem to recall reading that.

The story is that is why he eats McDonalds.

I would think that most people try to live lives where people don't daydream about them dying.

calimary

(89,898 posts)
22. Whew! THIS!!!
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:44 PM
Feb 26

For anybody here having what might be considered a bad day, just remember one thing:

GOOD NEWS!!! You’re NOT him!

Even BETTER news: you NEVER WILL BE him.

Hugin

(37,836 posts)
55. I LIKE not being him.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:55 PM
Feb 26


Also, I like not being a MAGAt. That level of denial, self-deception, and bigotry seems like it would be hard work.

jmowreader

(53,162 posts)
64. I think the hidden reason for serving it is he's a cheap bastard
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:19 PM
Feb 27

Trump owns a restaurant in the DC area - it is at his golf course. It's not like they couldn't rent a charcoal grill and cook steaks behind the Mansion.

usedtobedemgurl

(2,036 posts)
6. Please excuse me, but I have a brain injury.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:31 AM
Feb 26

I am not seeing food for the women, only burgers for the men. It says to compare and contrast the food. I am not being hard to get along with. My brain does not see the women's food.

Wednesdays

(22,524 posts)
41. Even though Tucci didn't make the food,
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 01:21 PM
Feb 26

He endorsed that restaurant. I would never bet against his taste.

Conjuay

(3,057 posts)
8. I was expecting to see the menu for the women's team.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 10:33 AM
Feb 26

I know full well the swill at mcdee's,
I was hoping you'd provide a peek at something to make us salivate

Response to Conjuay (Reply #8)

70sEraVet

(5,460 posts)
19. Here is the best pic I could find of the food that was served.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:27 PM
Feb 26


The #10 post here lists the menu.
Hope this helps.

usedtobedemgurl

(2,036 posts)
40. He looks so humbled they would give that to him, unlike the ogre who would think
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 01:12 PM
Feb 26

He is entitled.

Danascot

(5,226 posts)
10. I gathered the following from several sources
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 11:20 AM
Feb 26

The Women's team dined with actor and food connoisseur Stanley Tucci at his favourite restaurant, Ristorante Ratana in Milan, Italy.

The women were served Pumpkin Risotto: Hand-prepared by the chef and served with mustard and mustard leaf on top.
Sumac Bonito: A shared fish dish.
Beverages: The group enjoyed red wine served in real glasses

https://www.nbcolympics.com/videos/stanley-tucci-has-meal-us-womens-hockey-team

electric_blue68

(26,815 posts)
61. Not a pumpkin fan, but I made risotto once. Yum!
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 06:20 PM
Feb 27

Then my mom, a good cook made her own version on a different day!

Cha

(318,789 posts)
65. Karma! The Women's Gold Medalists Got
Fri Feb 27, 2026, 09:43 PM
Feb 27

it!🥂🍀🤙🏄‍♀️☮️💟🌈

The Men's unfortunately got cash patel swigging beer and a stupid misogynist "joke" from the PEDO Traitor... And the coup de grace... Cold Junk food for their reward meal.


Bravo Stanly Tucci! I remember him as an actor and didn't know about him being a connoisseur of Delicious Food!

Mahalo, DanaScott!

Ping Tung

(4,370 posts)
51. Looks yummy. If I was about 50 years younger I'd give a try. Now I'd probably breakmy jaw trying.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:04 PM
Feb 26

sdfernando

(6,082 posts)
52. Yes yes yes!!! Hundred Burgers!
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:09 PM
Feb 26

I'm moving to Valencia and will be there on the 12th! Hundred Burgers is on the list ...but Paella and Agua Valencia first!

generalbetrayus

(1,824 posts)
15. Orange Julius Caesar deserves a break today.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:07 PM
Feb 26

His back, his skull, even one of his limbs if it comes down to that.

niyad

(132,143 posts)
25. Could somebody tell me what the "usa human performance center dining center"
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:53 PM
Feb 26

is, and does it actually control every mouthful the team usa athletes eat?

SergeStorms

(20,526 posts)
23. Please tell me....
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:51 PM
Feb 26

there was at least one member of the men's team who refused to go to the White House.

PLEASE?

SergeStorms

(20,526 posts)
57. Thank every deity under the sun for that.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:55 PM
Feb 26

I'm an old dude, but I'd still like to have a little faith in that generation's men. It appears there's a little. Very little.

MadameButterfly

(4,033 posts)
58. Hey, I think only 8 our of 25 at the SOTU is pretty good
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 05:14 PM
Feb 26

Statistically, some will be Trump supporters, some will just want the experience. 17 said no thanks!
I don't like them laughing at Trump's joke about the women, but in the general atmosphere of Trump's more innocent joke-making and the high after the win, the mysogenist quip was kind of a set up. I'm glad some have expressed regret at how they responded.

sop

(18,511 posts)
26. Has anyone investigated whether Trump gets kickbacks from McDonalds for his product placement tv spots?
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:55 PM
Feb 26

He's been hawking Big Macs and Quarter-Pounders for years, and everyone knows Trump does nothing for free.

Traildogbob

(13,003 posts)
47. I heard
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 02:43 PM
Feb 26

Someone on Hartmann’s show earlier said White House guests are traditionally served meals and the cost is paid by the President. So you can bet the McDonny’s chain donated for free and claimed tax credits. And why he keeps doing it. And his billionaire ass lickers pay when Russian
Or other DICKtators, 🍆🥔, are invited to treat HIM and join in the licking.
Muther (sorry, child) fucker is so vein, he only eats that McD’s shit because Donald is in their name.

tanyev

(49,219 posts)
50. I never thought about him being attracted to McDonald's just because of the name.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 02:52 PM
Feb 26

But of course he is.

*shakes head*

Traildogbob

(13,003 posts)
54. Right!
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 03:36 PM
Feb 26

If there were a McMalania with the best cheese Berders on earth, he would never ever go there. Even if he ate free.
Vane is his lifeline. Fred should have named him “Me”.

spike jones

(2,018 posts)
29. The funny thing is when the Clemson football team
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 12:56 PM
Feb 26

was fed hamburgers at the WH after winning the national championship
is that, at the time I was a student there, many of the students referred to football players as Hamburgers.

LetMyPeopleVote

(179,378 posts)
45. While the women's team was treated to lunch in Milan with Stanley Tucci! I'd call that #winning 🏅
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 02:19 PM
Feb 26

Ilsa

(64,320 posts)
56. I adore Stanley Tucci so much I would even eat McDonald's with him.
Thu Feb 26, 2026, 04:15 PM
Feb 26

For now I'll remain envious of the Gold Medal Women's team.

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