After 6 Months....A New White House Chef
and a woman at that!After first lady Laura Bush fired the White House executive chef in February, a group of female chefs and restaurateurs sent her a letter urging her to do what no other first lady has done -- name a woman to the position.
Yesterday she did just that, selecting Cristeta Comerford, a 10-year veteran of the White House kitchen, as the new executive chef.
...Bonnie Moore, a former assistant chef at the Inn at Little Washington who is president of Women Chefs and Restaurateurs, a national group that had urged Mrs. Bush to name a woman, said Comerford's appointment "sends a message around the world. Women make up more than 50 percent of food service workers, but hold less than 4 percent of the top jobs. And this is the top job." Comerford, a 42-year-old naturalized citizen originally from the Philippines, will also be the first representative of a minority group to hold the post of executive chef. - wapo
It sounds like she really deserved the job - Congrats to her!
Posted by
Joe |
Tue Aug 16, 08:15:00 PM
Great news...thank you for making note on it in your site...I never would have known!
Posted by
WCTs |
Tue Aug 16, 08:57:00 PM