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The President-Elect Has No (Culinary) Clothes?

Michael Nagrant | Posted 12.14.2008 | Chicago

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Michael Nagrant

There were many reasons to like Obama, but as a food writer, I loved the fact that he was a Frontera/Topolobampo dude while Dubya was still choking on pretzels and chomping on Tex-Mex style burritos as big as his head.

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Barack Obama's White House Chef

Josh Brusin | Posted 12.12.2008 | Chicago

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Josh Brusin

Could you imagine asking Charlie Trotter to make you a grilled cheese sandwich and potato chips? Or Rick Bayless to just make you a bowl of oatmeal?

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