Dinner with the president : food, politics, and a history of breaking bread at the White House
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
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Published
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
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Book
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xxviii, 478 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
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English

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"This is a Borzoi Book published by Alfred A. Knopf."
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 451-454) and index.
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"Perhaps the most significant meals in the world have been consumed at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue by the presumptive leaders of the free world. Thomas Jefferson had an affinity for eggplant and FDR for terrapin stew. Nixon ate a lump of cottage cheese topped with barbecue sauce every day and Obama regularly had arugula. Now, Alex Prud'homme takes us to the dining tables of the White House to look at what the presidents chose to eat, how the food was prepared and by whom, and the context in which the meals were served, making clear that every one of these details speaks volumes about both the individual president and the country he presided over. We see how these gustatory messages touch on not only sometimes curious personal tastes, but also local politics, national priorities, and global diplomacy-not to mention all those dinner-table-conversation-taboos: race, gender, class, money, and religion. The individual stories are fascinating in themselves, but taken together-under the keen and knowledgeable eye of Prud'homme-they reveal that food is not just food when it is desired, ordered, and consumed by the President of the United States"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Prud'homme, A. (2023). Dinner with the president: food, politics, and a history of breaking bread at the White House (First edition.). Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Prud'homme, Alex. 2023. Dinner With the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread At the White House. Alfred A. Knopf.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Prud'homme, Alex. Dinner With the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread At the White House Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Prud'homme, Alex. Dinner With the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread At the White House First edition., Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.

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