Menu
The Butler's Menu
Buffet style serving to represent the integration and chaos of the Civil Rights movement.
D I N N E R:
Mashed Potatoes
Gloria's favoite dish and comfort food, which is specialized throughout the film.
Green Beans
A infamous side to comfort foods and was made in dinner scenes during the film.
Biscuits & Gravy
The very notorious breakfast/lunch/dinner alternative in the film and in the comfort food style.
Fried Chicken
Fried Chicken is the stereotypical soul food choice and a favorite among the people during the Civil Rights movement, it was also served in some scenes during the film.
Steak
This represents the toughness and rawness of the Civil Rights movement and the main delicacy the White House dinners would include.
D E S S E R T:
Coconut Cake
This cake was served / made by Gloria for Cecil's birthday and also the night that the Gaines got a visit from soldiers to inform that their youngest son, Charlie, had died in Vietnam in battle.
Sundaes
Any kind of sundae was typically served in diners all over the US, representing the type meal accompanied to the infamous Woolworth's diner where "black" college students protested by sitting in the restricted "white" seating at the bar.
D R I N K S:
Cognac
This type of brandy was mentioned in the scene of Cecil being interviewed to serve in the White House and was the key impression he made by acknowledging it, as it is such a pretentious drink.
Milkshakes
Milkshakes are another stereotypical serving of the diners, again representing Woolworth's, and many other diners, protesting. It also was what the "whites" had thrown and spilled on these protesting students to try to bring violence.
Coffee
Coffee became a big hit during the Civil Rights movement, because it gave an extra kick people needed to party and/or protest in the nights and all day.
Red Wine
Red Wine represents two things, the richness of the White House atmosphere Cecil was in for many years, and the stained red that can with the blood shed during the Civil Rights movement. Serving and refreshing customers their wine was a key element in Cecil's teachings to be a good "house servant".
D I N N E R:
Mashed Potatoes
Gloria's favoite dish and comfort food, which is specialized throughout the film.
Green Beans
A infamous side to comfort foods and was made in dinner scenes during the film.
Biscuits & Gravy
The very notorious breakfast/lunch/dinner alternative in the film and in the comfort food style.
Fried Chicken is the stereotypical soul food choice and a favorite among the people during the Civil Rights movement, it was also served in some scenes during the film.
This represents the toughness and rawness of the Civil Rights movement and the main delicacy the White House dinners would include.
D E S S E R T:
Coconut Cake
This cake was served / made by Gloria for Cecil's birthday and also the night that the Gaines got a visit from soldiers to inform that their youngest son, Charlie, had died in Vietnam in battle.
Any kind of sundae was typically served in diners all over the US, representing the type meal accompanied to the infamous Woolworth's diner where "black" college students protested by sitting in the restricted "white" seating at the bar.
(photo from 1960's diner much like scene in film)
Cognac
This type of brandy was mentioned in the scene of Cecil being interviewed to serve in the White House and was the key impression he made by acknowledging it, as it is such a pretentious drink.
Milkshakes
Milkshakes are another stereotypical serving of the diners, again representing Woolworth's, and many other diners, protesting. It also was what the "whites" had thrown and spilled on these protesting students to try to bring violence.
Coffee
Coffee became a big hit during the Civil Rights movement, because it gave an extra kick people needed to party and/or protest in the nights and all day.
Red Wine
Red Wine represents two things, the richness of the White House atmosphere Cecil was in for many years, and the stained red that can with the blood shed during the Civil Rights movement. Serving and refreshing customers their wine was a key element in Cecil's teachings to be a good "house servant".
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