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...President seems to be very much what he eats: unpretentious, hearty, open-minded. Indeed, reports Swiss-Born White House Chef Henry Haller, the Fords "say they like everything." Like many U.S. executives today, the President has to watch his weight, and that is a determining factor in White House menus. He is under orders from his personal physician, Rear Admiral William Lukash, to lose weight (he has already shed about twelve pounds in the last month, to 198) by following "a very simple, balanced calorie-reduction diet." Lukash explains: "His problem is that he is a meat-and-potatoes...
...Seconds. During the Fords' first weeks in the White House, their private dinners have given a good indication of what their guests may expect: breast of capon with rice, a Haller chef-d'oeuvre; calves' liver and onions; filet of sole; lamb chops, filet mignon and sirloin (all the Fords' meat is broiled and there is a ban on rich sauces). For dietary reasons-but not because Ford, like a Borgia, has to have his food tasted for fear of poisoning-the President is always served separately; he receives a plate garnished by his chef with...
...marmaladed. (Last week's presidential muffin-toasting performance was a special show put on in response to numerous requests by photographers.) A man of enormous energy and appetite, Ford nevertheless sticks strictly to Dr. Lukash's regimen, even manfully downing the Nixonian lunch of cottage cheese (Chef Haller says that the President has never been seen to cascade catsup on the curds), washed down with tea and lemon...
...then, has the book gone into its fourth printing? Why has it remained a favorite cocktail-party appetizer? Because of its very attitude of unassailable superiority. In France, the Guide Michelin can move a crowd to a country inn or a chef to suicide...
...willing to venture a few blocks outside of the Square, your efforts will certainly be rewarded. The Su-Shiang is located at 158 Prospect St., between Central and Inman Squares. Just opened a month ago, Su-Shiang's friendly service (the waiters and the chef will gladly explain what each dish is and how it is prepared), relaxed atmosphere and tasty food already easily surpasses that of any Chinese restaurant in town...