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A wonderfully entertaining, often surprising history of presidential taste, from the grim meals eaten by Washington and his starving troops at Valley Forge to Trumpâs fast-food burgers and Bidenâs ice creamâwhat they ate, why they ate it, and what it tells us about the state of the nationâfrom the coauthorâŠ
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Itâs all hereâfrom George Washingtonâs penchant for cracking walnuts with his teeth to Bidenâs famous weakness for ice creamâDinner with the President is a fascinating peek into the First Familiesâ eating habits en famille, as well as the diplomatic maneuvers behind state dinners and the gastro-intrigue girding geopolitics.
By the coauthor of Julia Childâs memoir, My Life in France, this meticulously researched account of White House meals is part history book, part food biography. Juicy behind-the-scenes accounts shed light on events like Andrew Jacksonâs 1829 inauguration party, Richard Nixonâs improbable gastro-diplomacy in China, and Jimmy Carterâs brokering peace inâŠ
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