|
All the Presidents' Pastries: Twenty-Five Years in the White House, A Memoir by Roland Mesnier |
White House Cookbook, Revised and Updated Centennial Edition by Hugo Ziemann |
by Henry Haller
|
Eating Royally: Recipes and Remembrances from a Palace Kitchen by Darren McGrady |
by Peter Schifando
|
White House Chef
Join Walter Scheib as he serves up a taste--in stories and recipes--of his eleven years as White House chef under Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush.
Scheib takes readers along on his whirlwind adventure, from his challenging audition process right up until his controversial departure. He describes his approach to meals ranging from the intimate (rooftop parties and surprise birthday celebrations for the Clintons; Tex-Mex brunches for the Bushes) to his creative approach to bringing contemporary American cuisine to the "people's house" (including innovative ways to serve state dinners for up to seven hundred people and picnics and holiday menus for several thousand guests).
Scheib goes beyond the kitchen and his job as chef. He shares what it is like to be part of President Clinton's motorcade (the "security bubble") and inside the White House during 9/11, revealing how he first evacuates his staff and then comes back to fix meals for hundreds of hungry security and rescue personnel. Staying cool under pressure also helps Scheib in other aspects of his job, such as withstanding the often-changing "temperature" of the White House and satisfying the culinary sensibilities of two very different first families.
From the Inside Flap
Hired by First Lady Hillary Clinton to become White House chef in 1994, Walter Scheib faced a daunting challengeto take an outdated kitchen focused on traditional French cooking and make it a modern showcase for restaurant-quality American food, featuring the best seasonal ingredients and vibrant contemporary flavors. Scheib seized the opportunity and the world noticed. Menus and even some culinary controversies were reflected in major publications such as the New York Times and Newsweek, and were the subject of political cartoons like Doonesbury. Scheib's meals were praised by high-profile epicures including Julia Child and French prime minister Jacques Chirac. As more was accomplished, more was expected, and Scheib stepped up, serving thousands of innovative meals during the Clinton years and through the first term of the Bush administration.
In this fascinating memoir, Scheib shares a personal, kitchen-eye view of life in the White House during his eleven years "at the stove" under two very different administrations. He offers an intimate portrait of the Clinton White Houseand captures how the arrival of the Bushes changed everything. You'll read about:
Scheib also captures the more personal side of his jobserving as private chef to the first family. You'll read about Scheib:
Full of revealing anecdotes, photographs, menus, and special White House recipesfrom the Pecan-Crusted Lamb with Red-Curried Sweet Potatoes that helped Scheib ace his job audition to the Vodka-Marinated Salmon and Kasha Pilaf prepared for the ever-merrier Russian president Boris Yeltsin to Laura Bush's Roasted Beet Salad at lunchesWhite House Chef is a treat for everyone who loves food, politics, or both.
See all Editorial Reviews
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
|
![]() |
81% buy the item featured on this page: White House Chef: Eleven Years, Two Presidents, One Kitchen $18.21 |
![]() |
7% buy The President's Table: Two Hundred Years of Dining and Diplomacy $29.01 |
![]() |
6% buy All the Presidents' Pastries: Twenty-Five Years in the White House, A Memoir $16.47 |
![]() |
3% buy White House Cookbook, Revised and Updated Centennial Edition $14.21 |
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
|||||||||||||
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
|
This product's forum
(0 discussions)
Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Active discussions in related forums
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|   |   |   |   | |||||||
|
|
You have no recently viewed items or searches.
After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session. |
|
| ||
| ||
| ||
| ||