Alice Waters: The Woman Behind the Throne? (Or, Um, The Push for White House Chef)
Alice Waters. Chef. Restaurateur. Cookbook author. Agricultural activist. Now add political activist to the list, too. Stir well. See what …
Tag Archives: Barack Obama
Obama’s “Secretary of Food”: An Idea Whose Time has Come, Thanks to Nicholas Kristof
In the his December 10, 2008 column in The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof states that the name of the …
Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture: The Saga Continues
John Salazar? Is a potato farmer. With strong ties to corporate agriculture. The blogging world, at least those interested in …
BREAKING: Short List for Obama’s Agriculture Secretary
The short list of three names includes Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas, Charles Stenholm, and Dennis Wolff. See an earlier post …
Obama, the Cookbook
I knew it would happen. An Obama cookbook, or rather, an Obama Foodie book. After all, a guy’s got to …
In the Kitchen in Kansas … The Food of Obama’s Mother’s Childhood
There’s No Place Like Home … ~~ Dorothy, The Wizard of Oz Kansas is flat, real flat. Yes. And President …
Obama’s Secretary of Agriculture: Who Should It Be?
As a food-obsessed person, I am interested in more than just who will be President Barack Obama’s White House chef …
What’s Cooking in Kenya? Ugali, Sukuma Wiki, and the Food of Barack Obama’s Father’s Childhood …
“When two locusts fight, it is always the crow who feasts.” Nigerian saying quoted in Barack Obama’s Dreams of My …
Barack Obama Takes the Cake, 1240 Cupcakes, That Is
Maybe a little late in the game, but I just learned of this amazing political food art — this is …
BARACK OBAMA’S CHILI AND JOHN McCAIN’S RIBS
Barack Obama’s reply to a reporter who asked him in March 2008 what was his favorite dish to take a …
