{"product_id":"dinner-with-the-president-food-politics-and-a-history-of-breaking-bread-at-the-white-house-9781524732219","title":"Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sumptuous narrative history of presidential food--from Washington starving at Valley Forge to Trump's well-done steaks with ketchup--from the co-author of \u003ci\u003eMy Life in France\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is perhaps the most important house in the world, which gives the food on the Commander-in-Chief's table unprecedented significance. What our leaders choose to eat, how the food is prepared and by whom, and the context in which these meals are served speaks volumes not only to the country, but often to the world at large. These gustatory messages touch on everything from personal taste (Jefferson's love of eggplant, FDR's terrapin stew, Nixon's daily lump of cottage cheese topped with barbecue sauce, Obama's arugula) to local politics, national priorities, global diplomacy, climate change, and war--not to mention race, gender, class, money, and religion. In \u003ci\u003eThe First Kitchen\u003c\/i\u003e, Alex Prud'homme explores the fascinating stories of first families through the food they ate and served, and in doing so paints a unique picture of the institution of the presidency--and its place in American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eALEX PRUD'HOMME is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. He is the co-author of Julia Child's memoir, \u003ci\u003eMy Life in France\u003c\/i\u003e, and has authored or co-authored \u003ci\u003eThe French Chef in America\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ripple Effect\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHydrofracking\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Cell Game\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eForewarned\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50607340454162,"sku":"9781524732219","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_2dca9bc8-24af-4bdd-ab52-ea4cf59dceae.jpg?v=1732307408","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/dinner-with-the-president-food-politics-and-a-history-of-breaking-bread-at-the-white-house-9781524732219","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}