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Cooking for the most powerful person in the world

2024/9/10
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Ari Shapiro
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Cristeta Comerford
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Walter Scheib
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Cristeta Comerford：作为白宫厨师，我为从克林顿到拜登的五位总统做过饭，从家常便饭到国宴，应有尽有。我并没有意识到自己打破了障碍，成为第一位女性和第一位有色人种担任这个职位。我热爱烹饪，为总统做饭是一种荣幸。我记得2003年为菲律宾总统准备的国宴菜单，因为那是我的第一次。奥巴马总统喜欢菲律宾菜，我经常为他做。我的烹饪理念是美国的烹饪像爵士乐一样，融合了各种文化和风格，更注重即兴发挥而非纯粹的正宗性。我给继任者的建议是：把政治抛在门外，专注于用食物让总统开心。 Walter Scheib：Comerford 为两位总统做饭是一次难得的机会。 Ari Shapiro：Comerford 职业生涯中参与了50多次国宴，并清晰记得2003年为菲律宾总统准备的菜单。她成为白宫厨房第一位女性和第一位有色人种主厨时，并没有意识到自己打破了障碍。克林顿和布什总统都喜欢她做的墨西哥卷饼。奥巴马总统更喜欢普通的超市面包而不是她自制的牛角面包。

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Cristeta Comerford, the recently retired White House chef, reflects on her groundbreaking career. She discusses her journey to becoming the first woman and person of color to hold the position, a milestone she hadn't fully realized until the news broke publicly.
  • Comerford served five presidents, from Clinton to Biden.
  • She was the first woman and person of color to be White House chef.
  • She didn't realize the significance of her appointment until it was publicly announced.

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There's an old line: "Tell me what you eat and I'll tell you who you are?" Well if it's true, then Cristeta Comerford knows the last five Presidents better than almost anyone.She just retired after nearly 30 years as White House chef. Comerford cooked for Presidents from Clinton to Biden...making everything from family snacks to state dinners.She is the first woman and the first person of color to hold the serve in that job.She reflects on her groundbreaking role, and what she's learned from cooking for some of the most powerful people in the world.For sponsor-free episodes of Consider This, sign up for Consider This+ via Apple Podcasts or at plus.npr.org).Email us at [email protected]).Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices)NPR Privacy Policy)