Sam Kass

Chef Sam Kass is a busy guy. The New York Times ran a story in the Dining section today about the newest White House chef (official title: assistant White House chef and Food Initiative Coordinator). Not only does he feed the First Family, he helps Michelle Obama tend to her garden, and thinks of ways to fight childhood obesity. Kass is unique among First Chefs in that most people in his position are not involved in public policy. Another distinctive characteristic is that he has no formal culinary training; he never went to culinary school or ran his own kitchen. His only restaurant experience ... Read Full Story

It's day three of the first family's Martha's Vineyard retreat, and President Obama juggled business and pleasure. Submitted by: donald56 Added: Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:33:04 -0700 Read Full Story

Thu 26 Feb '09 Posted by webmaster in Travel , Food , Illinois , Chefs, Cookbook Authors, & Foodie Experts , DC The current White House Executive Chef, Cristeta Comerford has some new company in the kitchen. The Obama’s personal chef, Sam Kass has signed on as Assistant Chef for the White House Kitchen. In addition to his past work for the Obama family, Chef Sam Kass has served as the Executive Chef for Jane Addams Hull House, with a mission to reinvent the soup kitchen by serving quality, nourishing food instead of meals with empty calories which often found in other soup kitchens. ... Read Full Story

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