The Obamas’ first state dinner takes place on Tuesday and honors India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. The secrecy surrounding the event planning can go only so far when a gigantic tent can be seen on the South Lawn of the White House, a guest chef has been brought in, and an estimated 400 guests have received engraved invitations. The Prime Minister’s vegetarian diet will certainly inform the menu and Chef Marcus Samuelsson of New York’s Aquavit has been invited to join the line led by White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford. Details about the china selection, flower arrangements, and other pertinent trappings will be revealed by the First Lady to both the press and twenty girls from her high school mentoring program on Tuesday afternoon. The Obama Foodorama blog has continuing coverage (and the press credentials to help keep it first-hand and accurate).