Selection of White House Executive Chef

Selection of White House Executive Chef

It attracted a bit less attention than the Supreme Court speculation. But it was still a popular guessing games in DC this summer -- Who was going to be named Executive Chef at the White House? The wait is over, and a Cristeta Comerford...

It attracted a bit less attention than the Supreme Court speculation. But it was still a popular guessing games in DC this summer -- Who was going to be named Executive Chef at the White House? The wait is over, and a Cristeta Comerford, a naturalized citizen from the Philippines who worked at the White House since 1996 has won. Get insight on this chef -- the first woman and first member of a minority group -- to hold this prominent position.

Guests

Juliette Rossant

author of "Super Chefs: The Making of the Great Modern Restaurant Empires" (Free Press)

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