White House Chef

WATCH: Sam Kass Talks Cooking For The First Family

Posted 05.03.2012

It seems like every food lover has a little bit of a crush on Sam Kass, the assistant chef and senior policy advisor for healthy food initiatives for ...

White House Chef Kass Dishes Up Plates And Policy

AP | By NANCY BENAC | Posted 02.20.2012

WASHINGTON -- Sam Kass has a to-die-for job as personal chef to the Obama family but whipping up their meals is probably the least important part of h...

Now Even The White House Eats Seasonally

AP | By MARY CLARE JALONICK | Posted 02.01.2012

WASHINGTON -- The White House has fully embraced one of eating's hottest trends – seasonal cooking with ingredients grown at home. Presidential...

Former White House Cook Dishes Dirt On Clintons' Eating Habits

Posted 01.10.2012

For several years now, Bill Clinton has been an unlikely hero in certain segments of America's vegan and vegetarian populations. He's slowly given up ...

Obama White House Guest Chefs: Who Has Made The Cut (PHOTOS)

Posted 05.25.2011

From the White House, the Obamas have embraced America's rich culinary culture in an unprecedented way. In addition to dining at some of the best res...

Obama's White House Chef: Rick Bayless Quashes Rumors (VIDEO)

Posted 05.25.2011

* * * UPDATE -- May 12, 2010: Chicago chef, Mexican cuisine guru, and longtime hometown favorite of the Obamas, Rick Bayless, will be the guest chef...

Rick Bayless To Guest Chef White House's Mexico State Dinner: DETAILS

Huffington Post | Colin Sterling | Posted 05.25.2011

Chicago chef, Mexican cuisine guru, and longtime hometown favorite of the Obamas, Rick Bayless, will be a guest chef for the White House's upcoming st...

Sam Kass: The White House Chef Digs All Things Locavore

nytimes.com | RACHEL L. SWARNS | Posted 05.25.2011

Still, proponents of sustainable farming and locally grown, organic foods are cheering Mr. Kass on. Dan Barber, the chef at Blue Hill in Greenwich Vil...

Michelle Obama: "A Drumbeat Of Small Changes" To Better Eating

David Becker | Posted 11.17.2011

David Becker

Go to farmers' markets and farm stands, or buy a share in a CSA. Buy a whole cow. Keep it in your freezer. Share it with your neighbor. You'll put money directly in the pocket of a farmer rather than a host of middlemen.

Sam Kass, White House Chef, Works To Fight Child Obesity

Posted 05.25.2011

Sam Kass and President Obama go way back. Kass cooked for Obama for two years before he was elected president and has been heavily involved in tending...

JFK's Chef: "The Kennedys Were Very Sophisticated About Food"

Posted 05.25.2011

It seems that the fascination with the Obamas' eating habits, from their garden to their Vineyard munchies, to the menu for the upcoming state dinner ...

Cristeta Comerford To Remain White House Chef (PHOTOS)

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

Today Michelle Obama announced that Cristeta Comerford will stay on as White House executive chef, putting to rest all the speculation surrounding the...

Former White House Chefs Dish Out Advice For Future Obama Pick

abcnews.go.com | Kate Barrett | Posted 05.25.2011

During his job interview with Rosalynn Carter in 1979, [Roland] Mesnier recalled the first lady's last question to the nervous job applicant: What wil...

White House Chefs Offer Selfless Service, Not Star Power

AP | HOLLY RAMER | Posted 05.25.2011

CONCORD, N.H. — Speculating about a new chef at the White House has become _ as one culinary insider puts it _ fantasy football for foodies. Bu...

The President-Elect Has No (Culinary) Clothes?

Michael Nagrant | Posted 05.25.2011

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.

Barack Obama's White House Chef

Josh Brusin | Posted 05.25.2011

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?

White House Chef: Who Should It Be?

seriouseats.com | Posted 05.25.2011

**Update: Rick Bayless has put the brakes on speculation that it will be him.** The New York Daily News reported on Sunday that three chefs are suppo...