Hungry History

Category: U.S. Presidents

White House Chefs
September 14, 2012

Cooking for the Commander-in-Chief: 20th-Century White House Chefs

Meet the cooks who brought White House cuisine into a new age, including Kennedy’s famed chef René Verdon.

Presidential Chefs
September 7, 2012

Cooking for the Commander-in-Chief: The First Presidential Chefs

Meet the cooks who prepared meals for the early U.S. presidents, often working under conditions that were anything but glamorous.

Turtle Soup
August 3, 2012

The Rise and Fall of Turtle Soup

Explore the history of turtle soup, and then whip up a (mock) batch of your own.