Thursday, January 20, 2011

White House Executive Chef is a Filipina

US First Lady Michelle Obama (center) with the cast of Iron Chef America's latest episode. From L-R: Bobby Flay, Cristeta Comerford, Iron Chef America host Alton Brown, Mario Batali and Emil Lagasse. Photo from the Food Network.


Cristeta Comerford is a Filipino-American White House Executive Chef. She feeds the most powerful presidents in the world, Presidents Clinton, Bush and Obama. She joined the White House kitchen as an assistant chef during Clinton administration, was promoted as Executive Chef by First Lady Laura Bush in 2005 and reappointed by First Lady Michelle Obama in 2009. She graduated a Bachelor of Science in Food Technology from University of the Philippines and earned her culinary experiences from various kitchens in Washington, Chicago, Austria and France.

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