No matter who wins the presidential election in November, new occupants will be moving into the White House next January.
And beyond the issues of policy and politics will be food. The White House employs a staff to prepare meals for the president and their family.
For 21 years, starting in 1966, through five administrations, Swiss-born Henry Haller was the White House executive chef .
In that role Haller had to learn the “right way” to prepare First Families’ favorite dishes, and to keep track of their culinary likes and dislikes.
Not to mention preparing huge meals for major White House events.
After his retirement in 1987 Haller wrote a book that was part memoir, part cookbook. He called it simply The White House Family Cookbook.
In a moment, my 1987 conversation with Henry Haller.
Henry Haller died in 2020.at the age of 97.