Okay, so there might not be a White House victory garden in place yet – though we hope it will happen, eventually – but Obama is already eating sustainably and locally thanks to new White House assistant chef Sam Kass. Kass has a background in eco-conscious food and previously ran a home cooking service that was built around using food from local farms. He also worked at Avec in Chicago.
From Ecorazzi:
From Avec he went on to Inevitable Table which serves to promote ”a healthy lifestyle that focuses on the quality and flavor of food to encourage good eating habits.” And last year headed up the kitchen at Chicago’s Jane Addams Hull-House Museum. Chicago chef and food historian Barbara Kuck, a member of the American Culinary Federation recalls:
“It was amazing how you could just have this one bowl of soup and it was like nothing you had ever eaten. Sam would buy the ingredients from the farmers’ market. He is very accessible and down to earth, very enthusiastic about organic food and all the food issues that we are facing.”
This is a great start, but we’re still hoping Obama will drop some of his less-than-eco-friendly habits and go greener in his own life – by quitting smoking, becoming vegetarian and turning his damn thermostat down. One big change at a time, huh? He is still getting settled in.
Link [Ecorazzi]
Photo credit: Vegetarian Organic
