Word: chefs
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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After the White House made such a hash out. of an egg-bald attempt to swipe the chef who works for the French Ambassador to London, staffers admit that something is cooking again-but very slowly on the back burner, so as not to stir up a stew. The announcement will be made soon that the White House has a new cook. In the opinion of some who have dined at the White House table, the change is none too soon...
...wealthier Yankees, to be sure, but the invaders have been eager to preserve the pastoral traditions and manored customs of another era. The stately homes are well kept, and some of the nation's finest horses are pastured behind dazzling whitewashed fences. Except for its new French chef, the Red Fox Tavern in the hamlet of Middleburg (pop. 663) is much as it was when Mosby's Rangers made it a regular stop during the War Between the States. And the young George Washington would respond to the thunder of hoofbeats, echoing through the Blue Ridge foothills, just...
...this guy," complained President Kennedy. "Who is this guy?" He soon learned. Press Secretary Pierre Salinger said that last December, London friends of the Kennedys had heard that Bui planned to come to the U.S. and had put out feelers on Jackie's behalf. But when the chef said he had no travel plans, explained Salinger, the negotiations ended. "Tish" Baldrige denied that she had phoned London, said she had only sent Bui a letter "to let him know what was cooking," confirming the fact that his services were no longer sought. Then, to reassure the present White House...
...These Things Happen." When reporters asked the name of the White House chef, to get his comments. Salinger refused to give it out, inadvertently made further headlines by adding that the 70 domestic servants in the mansion had signed "waivers" promising not to write about their experiences with the Kennedys. It was not a condition of employment, he added nervously-merely a voluntary step to ensure privacy for the presidential family...
Word of Salinger's booboo reached the President, who summoned his unlucky Pierre to his office for a 45-minute tongue-lashing. When reporters eventually reached White House Chef Pedro Udo, he was true to his vow of silence. In London, Diane Chauvel was philosophical: "These things happen, you know. It's nice to know Mrs. Kennedy thinks so highly of our cook...