After nearly three decades of dedicated service and culinary excellence, Chef Cristeta Comerford has retired as White House Executive Chef. Given that vacancy, I feel that it’s “thyme” for the kitchen cooking torch to be passed. With great humility and excitement, today I launch my campaign to become the NEXT White House Executive Chef. Please […]
Catch the replay of my “White House Style” presentation!
I had a great time presenting on “Head of Plate: Inside the White House Kitchen.” It was part of the “White House Style” series conceived by Libby Caldwell and hosted by the O’More College of Architecture & Design at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. Here’s the video: As part of this event, we collaborated […]
Catch the replay of my AJC Book Festival Virtual Appearance
If you missed the discussion of The President’s Kitchen Cabinet and Black Smoke, here’s how you may access the replay here. Here are some tips about Crowdcast from our help page to help you, and anyone you share the link with, to familiarize yourself with the platform. Short version, Register for an Event, and Join! […]
Great Soul Food Moments in Presidential History!
President Ronald Reagan and stock car driver Richard Petty eat fried chicken at a Fourth of July picnic in 1984. (Ira Schwarz/AP) I had a lot of fun writing this “From pig’s feet to corn bread, a history of soul food in the White House,” article for The Washington Post. It combines two of my current interests: […]