Biden swipes at Trump at White House correspondents' dinner

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• Will Jayden Daniels Solve the Commanders’ Woes? NFL Draft History Offers Clues.
• Filipina-American chef to prepare elaborate meal for presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron
• A Taste of the Past: White House Kitchens, Menus, and Recipes
• Cristeta Comerford
• For the first time in US history, both the executive chef and executive pastry chef at the White House are women.
• Further reading
• Washingtonian Magazine

Then I'm also doing something with the Food Network right now. I start filming at the end of this month, but that's something later down the line. I also have another one that's going to be extremely big, but I can't say anything about it. This person who actually is driving it is a huge name in the industry, and I was very humbled.

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Born and primarily raised in Los Angeles, she believes L.A. To be the finest food city in the country and might be biased on that count but doesn’t believe she’s wrong. LA chef Nancy Silverton may be best known as the founder of the popular La Brea Bakery chain, but she also established four highly praised Italian eateries. Osteria Mozza on Melrose pairs Italy’s “greatest hits” with an extensive 70-page wine list spanning every region of the country. Try one of the notable dishes, like sheep’s milk ricotta and honeynut squash or burrata with braised leeks, from the one-of-a-kind mozzarella bar.

Filipina-American chef to prepare elaborate meal for presidents Joe Biden and Emmanuel Macron

I can make a 10-course vegetarian meal easily because you can do so much more with them ... That's how people become complacent, whether it be jobs, relationships, anything, but especially the cooking realm of it because there's so much competition, especially now. I was always seen, so I always tried to hide out because a lot of people used to come to me and be like, "Hey, what is that guy that weighs 300 pounds with 24-inch biceps doing in a chef's coat?" I'd go, "Well, you know," and then run by. You catch attention a lot, and that is not what I wanted to do until I had to do it. Chef Andre Rush has attracted national attention, but it's not just for his skills in the kitchen.

A Taste of the Past: White House Kitchens, Menus, and Recipes

And finally, one of the last White House cooks before 1961 was Pedro Udo, a Navy man who served under Dwight D. Eisenhower and impressed the first lady with his ability to decorate cakes. White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford is the first woman and first person of Asian descent to hold the role. She began working at the White House as an assistant chef in 1995. First lady Laura Bush appointed her to the executive chef role in 2005, and she has continued to serve in the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations. The main White House kitchen is located on the ground floor. Jacqueline Kennedy converted a sitting room into a chef's kitchen in 1961, and the Clintons turned it into a more traditional family kitchen.

The White House staff nicknamed her “Sleeping Beauty” because she was known to lie in bed for long hours in her favorite pink negligee. The truth was she suffered from asthma and heart palpitation and needed to rest. Mamie Eisenhower was not fond of cooking; her husband was the culinary expert in the family.

For the first time in US history, both the executive chef and executive pastry chef at the White House are women.

Nevertheless, it was Mrs. Eisenhower, having successfully managed thirty households in her thirty-seven years as a military wife, who approved the menus for events large and small, including her husband’s many stag dinners. Her food choices reflected both the times and her Iowa upbringing. While the numbers have fluctuated over the years, the present-day executive chef only has a staff of about five people. Naturally, during large events, extra chefs are shuttled in to help feed all the guests. But the State Department also lends a helping hand by sending memos to the executive chef, detailing what food items foreign dignitaries will and won’t eat.

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“Her passion for cooking can be tasted in every bite of her delicious creations,” Bush told the New York Times in 2005. Pierre Chambrin, a classically trained French chef, was a man set in his ways. He started his government career as a sous chef for George H.W. Bush, and after Raffert called it quits, the Frenchman was promoted. The first lady usually chooses the menu for state and holiday dinners, which are held in the State Dining Room. Located in the main kitchen on the ground floor, the Chocolate Shop is where chefs make desserts and centerpieces for White House functions. Comerford studied food technology at the University of the Philippines-Diliman.

According to the article, Schieb liked to push boundaries and get creative in the kitchen. He once convinced Mrs. Clinton to serve roast bison during a dinner for the 50th anniversary of NATO — a meat less commonly served during the 1990s. While Mrs. Clinton was reluctant at first, Schieb convinced her with a tasting of the dish, and it ended up on the menu. Politico notes that Chef Schieb appreciated Mrs. Clinton's passion for trying new foods and being inclusive in exploring other food cultures. There have been many stories of the lives of White House chefs throughout the years, and there are many chefs who have stories to tell. Often times about strange foods the Presidents craved, penchants for fast food, or even the odd request for a meal or dish the chef didn't want to serve.

Washingtonian Magazine

Eusebio's sandwich shop, Sweetsalt resides in Toluca Lake right down Riverside Drive. The chef’s first space features wood floors, picnic tables out front, and grey walls with framed drawings of vintage utensils. Sandwiches are especially popular, particularly Lavender Duck Confit, Steak & Brie, or an untraditional - but still righteous - Shrimp Po’Boy with Cajun-seasoned shrimp, chimichurri, crumbled potato chips and spicy aioli on ciabatta.

Comerford said her mother was an excellent cook growing up and raised her daughters to appreciate culinary skills. The family often had access to fresh ingredients from Comerford’s grandparents' farm. "You have to over-anticipate what a family might want," Rush explains. "If FLOTUS or the president or the kids want something, it's usually already in-house. It's not like you can just go to the store real quick to pick something up." "If you push the red button, a guy would show up with a Diet Coke on a silver platter," he says, adding that it was usually a military valet or butler who brought the president their treat. "Bill Clinton would come in the kitchen and say, 'Oh hey Marti, how are you?' " Mongiello says.

In recent years, chefs have created some truly impressive White House replicas out of chocolate. But for decades, these home-baked homes were lovingly sculpted out of gingerbread, a tradition that started with Hans Raffert. After Kennedy’s assassination in 1963, things changed pretty dramatically around the White House. Lyndon B. Johnson wasn’t a fan of French food; he preferred hamburgers and chili.

I co-wrote the show, co-created the show with one of the writers here in LA. A lot of it's actually true, but it's switched a little bit. What happened was during the pandemic, everything went [to] deliverables, deliverables as far as those boxes of food that go out to everyone.