Food in the News by Shelley Lance, Blog Editor
The New York Times dining section today features an article about Sam Kass, called “A White House Chef Who Wears Two Hats.” (I’ve almost decided that I should stop mentioning on this blog that Sam is MY COUSIN!). The article describes how Sam “who has no formal culinary training and has never run a restaurant or hotel kitchen,” is “reinventing the role of official gastronome in the Executive Mansion” as “part chef and part policy wonk.” Executive White House Chef, Cristeta Comerford, handles the formal gatherings, while Sam is the Obama family chef. But Sam’s other hat, as “food initiatives coordinator,” keeps him busy with the White House garden, child nutrition issues, and a myriad of other food issues from colony collapse disorder for honey bees to the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. Read the whole article here.
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