Category Archives: Presidential Foodways

This blog explores all aspects of presidential foodways, particularly African American presidential chefs.

Great Soul Food Moments in Presidential History!

Posted on 06/13/2017 by adrian

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 …
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Info on The President’s Kitchen Cabinet Book Launch Party!

Posted on 10/14/2016 by adrian

Please join me at my Saturday, Feb. 18th launch party for my next book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, from the Washingtons to the Obamas. When: Saturday, February 18, 2017 …
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Get Early Bird Tickets To My Book Launch Party on President’s Day Weekend 2017

Posted on 09/10/2011 by adrian

I’m already hard at work planning the launch event for my next book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families from the Washingtons to the Obamas! I hope to reprise the wonderful …
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