Dinner with the President: Food, Politics, and a History of Breaking Bread at the White House

A 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 My Life in France. 1600 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.