One of my favourite "political" memoir, Sucré d'Etat*, wasn't written by a politician at all, but by a pastry chef. And not just any pastry chef: the longest serving executive pastry chef to ever work in the White House kitchen. And a Frenchie of course ;-) Chef Roland Mesnier made delicious desserts for 5 different presidents starting with Jimmy Carter in 1979 and wrapping up with George W. Bush in 2004. White House pastry chefs are responsible for the planning, managing and preparing of all desserts and pastries served at the White House, including for State Dinners and for the private entertaining by the First Family. Among the many confections that the White House pastry chef ...
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Arg, I hate that the @washingtonpost holiday gift guide for books links to Amazon. Really?!? Couldn't link to a local bookstore?? They all ship .... Amazon doesn't need more money. Small businesses do. #SupportSmallBusinesses
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3Why are restaurants still open for indoor dining, but it’s not safe to gather with people outside our household for Thanksgiving? It doesn’t seem to be about safety. It’s about money...
https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2020/11/pandemic-restrictions-no-logic/617204/