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Private Chef Life (Part 3): Chef Sam Kass on Cooking for the Obamas, the Future of Food, and when Oprah Saved the Day
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Adrienne and Joe return for the third and final installment of our series on private chef work, and this time they’re joined by the Obama family’s longtime personal chef, Sam Kass. He tells us all about his journey from some of the highest pressure kitchens in America and Europe, to landing with the first family and running the kitchen in the West Wing. Plus, we discuss: Adrienne and Sam’s connection as kids and how their careers in food have taken shape The biggest “kitchen habits” Sam can’t seem to shake from his days in fine dining Fork It or Forget It: Strawberry Sandwiches Sam’s experience working with the Obamas to help shape food policy in America The best lessons he learned from his…