How and where the presidents of different countries dine depends on the goals of the dinners and the personal preferences of the heads of state. On regular working days, presidents can dine in special areas in the same building where the workplace is located, or in their favorite cafes and restaurants. Official diplomatic dinners are held under diplomatic protocol or at so-called “no tie” meetings.
Everyday dinners
For maximum convenience and time saving, special dining rooms with personal chefs are provided in all countries of the world in presidential residences (the Kremlin in Russia, the White House in the United States, the building of the Presidential Administration in Ukraine, the Presidential Palace in Poland, etc.).
The President of the Russian Federation can hold his daily meals in a special hall in the Grand Kremlin Palace. Chefs from the Federal Security Service are currently preparing meals for President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin. For safety reasons, these chefs cook for the president at his home or in a separate kitchen in the Kremlin building. All products are tested through special equipment. Prepared food is placed in sealed thermoses. In addition to dining at home and in the Kremlin, the President of the Russian Federation sometimes dines at his favorite restaurants, while giving preference to establishments with Russian cuisine, for example, the Tsarskaya Okhota restaurant.
US President Barack Obama usually dines with his colleagues in the Oval Hall of the White House. A personal chef prepares food for him. Cases when Barack Obama dines in ordinary cafes and eateries are very popular in America, ordering hamburgers with fries or hot dogs, and even standing in line with the rest of the visitors. The President of Ecuador Rafael Correa also loves to dine in street cafes - he goes to dine and drink coffee without security, talking with residents and answering their questions on the way.
Lunches at formal meetings
Lunches at official meetings of the president with delegations from other countries are most often held according to diplomatic protocol, which includes certain etiquette and ceremonial. A diplomatic dinner is considered one of the most solemn types of reception. The protocols of holding international meetings with the participation of presidents have their own characteristics in different countries. Depending on cultural traditions, forms of government, diplomatic dinners can be more or less solemn, magnificent or democratic.
There is a wide practice of using this type of official international meetings, such as meetings "without ties" - such events are held in a more relaxed atmosphere and in a free form. Within the framework of such meetings, presidents of different countries can dine at a restaurant of local national cuisine, while discussing issues of state importance.
