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White House Chef by Walter Scheib

I was ridiculously excited about this book because food+politics=awesome in my mind. Walter Scheib was White House Chef under the Clintons and the first half of W. Bush’s administration. He writes about his experiences cooking for these very different families and shares some of his favorite recipes. This is a wonderful insider’s look at what goes on in the White House. At times, the book gets a bit repetitive and political bias tries its best not to seep in but it is pretty obvious who Scheib liked cooking for more and I can only assume that his political leanings followed that trend as well. This is not something you have to read cover to cover (though I obviously did). It makes for a good coffee table book and is definitely light reading. Fun stuff.

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