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White House Chefs Get New Hat to Wear: Policy Adviser
By Dave Thier - AOL News(July 21) -- When news broke that White House chef Sam Kass had been given the title "senior policy adviser for healthy food initiatives," most reports treated the promotion as unprecedented. WorldNetDaily snidely dubbed Kass the "health food czar," while Judicial Watch decried the appointment as cronyism. But, as Obama Foodorama points out, critics probably didn't realize Kass isn't the first chef to wield an official title in the Obama White House. Dan Barber, chef at Blue Hill Restaurant in Tarrytown, N.Y., is a member of the President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition, while ...
White House Chef Sam Kass Cooks Up Food and Healthy Eating Policy
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyMany of the folks in the Obamas' orbit were familiar to the public by the time they arrived at the White House after a two-year campaign: Valerie Jarrett, David Axelrod, Rahm Emanuel, to name just a few. One of the break-out figures is Sam Kass, the White House chef and food initiative coordinator. ...
Weighty Matters: Mike Huckabee Gains 25 Lbs., 'Biggest Loser' Comes to D.C.
By Emily Miller - Politics DailyMike Huckabee, a weight-loss advocate, lamented Wednesday that he has gained weight recently due to a painful foot condition that has limited his ability to run. "I gotta drop 25 pounds," he told reporters at a breakfast in Washington, D.C., sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor. Huckabee is the author of "Quit Digging Your Grave With a Knife and Fork: A 12-Stop Program to End Bad Habits and Begin a Healthy Lifestyle." Reporters noticed that the tie-less Huckabee was looking quite a bit plumper than during his campaign heyday. The former Arkansas governor and likely 2012 Republican ...
Michelle Obama's Garden: The Inside Story
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyThe Obama team is producing a series of videos taking folks behind the scenes in the White House, and the latest is about First Lady Michelle Obama's kitchen garden. The video, debuting on AOL News, includes clips of Mrs. Obama talking about the garden, one of her signature projects since it ties in with other goals on her agenda -- encouraging healthy eating and opening up the White House to Washington area residents. Students from a nearby school have been invited to the White House on several occasions to help in the garden. The featured figure in the video is Sam Kass, who has been ...
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