New Pinay Head Chef at White House

[paulp]

http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=stor..._house_chef_12

[NightRock]

Good News.. sana ma feature sa TV show

[BlueBimmer]

nice..sikat nanaman pinas..

[Altis123]

Good News.. sana ma feature sa TV show

Nasa news kanina...

[cutedoc]

galing galing, ako sna kunin din nilang cook

[bluntman]

Hmm, I wonder if she'll make balut or dinaguan for the president.

[yebo]

she specializes in american and mexican fud daw sabi sa dyaryo. yun daw kasi fav ni mrs laura bush kaya sya ang nakuha.

[wilcats]

cooolness :D

[Karding]

Clinton's primary physician sa White House was also a Filipina, US Navy Captain
I think she still serves in the White House.

Few years ago in San Diego a Filipina graduated from High School as the school's valedictorian. Today she is a Navy Captain assigned as the White House Physician. She is on fast track promotion, just one step of Admiral rank. Her father, a retired sailor would be very proud as we are

update, Rear Admiral na pala, promoted by clinton.

2001. For more than eight years, a Filipino-American has been making sure that the world's most powerful person is physically fit to do his work. Her name is Eleanor "Connie" Mariano, a 45-year-old physician and a top-ranking officer of the US Navy. Mariano is the director of the White House medical unit attending to the health of President Bill Clinton.

With only two months left in President Clinton's term, Mariano will pursue her duty as rear admiral of the US Navy, the highest military post ever occupied by a Filipino-American woman in the mighty US Armed Forces. First Lady Hillary Clinton, who has just won a seat in the senate in the recent elections, personally thanked Mariano for her service to the American nation. "Our family loves you and we're grateful to you," Mrs. Clinton told Mariano in a ceremony tended for her last June.

President Clinton promoted Mariano as rear admiral of the US Navy last June. On that occasion, Mariano narrated how her Filipino family romanced their own American dream. "I am pleased to stand before you today as proof that Filipino-Americans in the Navy no longer must go through the kitchen, the back door or the garage,"

[pissword]

George Bush's personal butler is also a filipino.. he was interviewed last christmas i think nung umuwi sya dito

[bleed]

my brother in law who is also a chef at the White House says that 60% of the people working in the kitchen are Filipino's. ang saya-saya daw nila sa loob . my sister just had breakfast with his big bosses last week in the white house, how cool is that?!.

[empy]

mmm...sarap siguro ng mga creations niya. pwede ba siyang mag-sugar mommy? :lol:

[JCEE]

meron bang member ng tsikot na culinary grads or expert? hehe :D

[falken]

meron bang member ng tsikot na culinary grads or expert? hehe :D

Ako expert, sa kain lang. :lol:

[V-dub*chic]

finally! good news about the Filipinos!!!

[nicolodeon]

Galing naman!

[kotiko]

BIG DEAL!

American Adobo!! YEHEY! :D

[chieffy]

maipagmamalaki pa rin talaga ang pinoy!!!

[BoEinG_747]

CRAWFORD, Texas — A Filipina-American, Cristeta Comerford, on Sunday became the first woman executive chef at the White House, six months after First Lady Laura Bush reportedly forced out the last organizer of the President's state dinners.

The first lady announced her choice of replacement in a White House statement.

"I am delighted that Cris Comerford has accepted the position of White House executive chef," Bush said.

"Her passion for cooking can be tasted in every bite of her delicious creations."

The key White House post has been vacant since March when Walter Scheib left after 11 years as executive chef. According to the US media, Scheib could not adapt to the culinary demands of the Texan first lady.

The announcement was made after the New York Times printed an article Sunday telling how Laura Bush
asked Scheib "to pick up his knives and leave" and the prolonged wait while chefs are interviewed and asked to make test meals.

President George W. Bush started his second four-year term at the White House in January.

Comerford, 41, had been one of Scheib's two assistants in the White House kitchen since 1995. Her specialty has been "ethnic and American cuisine," according to a White House statement.

Now a naturalized American, Comerford studied for a degree in Food Technology at the University of the Philippines and then gained experience serving as a chef tournant at Le Ciel restaurant in Vienna.

She had also worked at the top Washington hotels, the "Grand Bistrot" and "La Colonnade".

Comerford prepared the menu for the White House dinner in honor of President Macapagal-Arroyo in 2003 and this year for India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.

The menu included chilled asparagus soup, pan-roasted halibut with ginger-carrot butter, basmati rice with pistachios and currants, and herbed summer vegetables.

Comerford's duties are to design and carry out menus for state dinners, social events, holiday functions, receptions and official luncheons. Her official salary is between $80,000 and $100,000 a year.

But the presidential couple are not known for the frequency of their official dinners. There were only four during the first term from 2001-2004 and only one so far in the second term, for the Indian leader.

Ronald Reagan held 50 official dinners during his eight years at the White House.

George W. Bush is not a known gastronome. Obsessed by his fitness, Bush eats only light meals.

His wife takes a lot more interest.

"Mrs. Bush has said she wants someone who cooks American food but also someone who can make a mean enchilada as well as the more complex interior Mexican food that she prefers," said the New York Times.

"And the chef had better know how to make the President's favorite cheeseburgers," it added.

"Plenty of chefs were interviewed, with only a few asked to cook for the Bushes," according to the New York Times.

Comerford had been a favorite with Chris Ward, chef at the Mercury Grill, a restaurant at Dallas in the Bush's home state.

One top Washington chef, Eric Ziebold, had been approached, according to media reports. But the Times quoted him as saying that the White House job was "not a good career move".

Richard Hamilton, another reported candidate, said that whoever was chosen "may not be the best chef they can possibly find," but "the one with whom they are most comfortable."

Hillary Clinton also cleaned out the kitchens when President Bill Clinton took over. French executive chef, Pierre Chambrin, went and Scheib took over

[empy]

totoo ba na ang official title niya ay "White House Chef of Staff"?