Sam Kass

USDA High Tunnel/Hoop Houses w/NRCS Chf. White , Dep. Sec. Merrigan & Sam Kass-Long Version A USDA pilot program to promote high tunnels on farms was launched at the White House garden one year ago. USDA’s Patrick O’Leary has an update from the nation’s capital. Getting Governance Right (Part 1) – CHF Canada and Peel/Halton Co-operative Housing Federation CHF Canada and Peel/Halton Co-operative Housing Federation are proud to present: “Getting Governance Right — the Video”. Good...Read Full Story

Let's just say, as point of general agreement, that federal government is not overburdened with dreaminess. No slight -- this is serious work, for serious people. The White House also is ah, very full of serious people. And Beltway is not at all looksist -- oh, no. We have sturdily and with grim purpose looked away from White House chef Sam Kass for some time now. Sam Kass with a bowl of snap peas , Sam Kass enigmatic on the Sout h Lawn , Sam Kass eschewing the toque for a jaunty knit cap...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...Read Full Story

USDA High Tunnel/Hoop Houses w/NRCS Chf. White , Dep. Sec. Merrigan & Sam Kass–Short Version A USDA pilot program to promote high tunnels on farms was launched at the White House garden one year ago. USDA’s Patrick O’Leary has an update from the nation’s capital.Read Full Story

The rooftop at PNC Place in downtown D.C. was the place to party on Thursday night for DC Magazine's fifth anniversary celebration. Sam Kass , White House senior policy adviser for healthy food initiatives, former Maryland Rep. Tom McMillen , Washington Kastles owner Mark Ein , "Real Housewives of D.C." cast member Mary Amons , her husband Rich and cast member Paul Wharton were among the hundreds of invited guests who attended the swinging soiree. A Yeas & Nays spy tells us that Amons and...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...Read Full Story

Bill and Hillary Clinton were spotted dining at Georgetown’s Mediterranean grill Neyla on Wednesday. According to our spy, the couple both ordered the vegetarian meal. A spy reported seeing Jesse Ventura on Capitol Hill on Thursday. No word from his publicist on why the former governor of Minnesota was visiting Washington, but perhaps he was celebrating his birthday. He turned 51 on Thursday. Also, even though Serena Williams' foot injury prevented her from appearing with the Washington...Read Full Story

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...Read Full Story

It seems that White House chef Sam Kass has upgraded from Elmo . Yeas & Nays spotted Kass Thursday night with a pretty Asian woman dining at Oyamel . The two started with the guacamole and then ordered a sampling of the Mexican small plates served at the Jose Andres restaurant. Kass switched up the order a bit to impress his date. Earlier this week, Kass entertained the Sesame Street character Elmo in the White House kitchen, assuring Elmo that he would get nutritious and delicious food when...Read Full Story

We are thrilled to see so much attention has been brought to healthy living by our First Lady, Michelle Obama, from her planting seeds in the White House garden, to harvesting crops with children, to talking about healthy eating habits and now appointing Mr. Sam Kass as the assistant chef and food initiative coordinator. We are delighted to see this issue being brought front and center to the attention of policy advisors in Washington. We hope to see more initiatives by Mr. Kass, talking...Read Full Story