US EditionFormer White House chef for 5 presidents says first families are 'just regular people' at home
- Cristeta Comerford retired as the White House executive chef in July 2024 after serving five presidents over nearly 30 years in the kitchen.
- She started as an assistant chef in 1995, succeeding Walter Scheib around 2005 to become the first woman and person of color to hold the permanent executive chef position.
- Comerford oversaw 54 state dinners designed to impress visiting foreign leaders, tailoring menus with American food and cultural nuances based on extensive research.
- Comerford said first families are “just regular people” at home and noted each family’s food preferences differ, citing influences like Michelle Obama’s vegetable garden and Bush’s Tex-Mex tastes.
- Her tenure reflects evolving White House culinary history and highlights how presidents engaged with chefs from diverse Asian backgrounds, contributing to a broader cultural understanding.
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Former White House Chef for 5 Presidents Says First Families Are ‘Just Regular People’ at Home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cristeta Comerford, a longtime White House executive chef who recently retired after nearly three decades of preparing meals for five presidents and their guests, says first families are "just regular people" when they're at home in the private living areas of the Executive Mansion.
Filipino Chef on nearly three decades in the White House: 'First families are just regular people'
A former White House executive chef says U.S. presidents and their families are “just regular people” when they're at home in the private living areas of the executive mansion.
Former White House chef for 5 presidents says first families are ‘just regular people’ at home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cristeta Comerford, a longtime White House executive chef who recently retired after nearly three decades of preparing meals for five presidents and their guests, says first families are “just regular people” when they're at home in the…
Former White House chef for 5 presidents says first families are 'just regular people' at home
WASHINGTON (AP) — Cristeta Comerford, a longtime White House executive chef who recently retired after nearly three decades of preparing meals for five presidents and their guests, says first families are “just regular people” when they’re at home in the private living areas of the executive mansion. “It’s not what you see on the news,” she told The Associated Press in an interview. Preparing the first families’ meals was among Comerford’s many …
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