White House Chef Thinks Green And Local

And homeboy is my new flavor of the week! Read more about him below while I go research how I can volunteer at his soup kitchen.

Dinners at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue might be a little greener these days: the new White House assistant chef, Sam Kass, is an environmentally conscious University of Chicago graduate who founded a home cooking service that focuses on ingredients from local farms.

Kass, 28, the Obama family’s personal chef in Chicago, will assist White House executive chef Cristeta Comerdord, a holdover from the Bush White House. Kass, who grew up in Chicago, trained at a Michelin-starred restaurant in Europe before going to work at Avec, a Chicago wine bar that specializes in Mediterranean food.

Avec chef-owner Paul Kahan has said, “The cool thing about Sam is that he’s very active, very involved with issues that relate to food. His goal has always been to improve the world from a food standpoint.”

After leaving Avec, Kass founded Inevitable Table, which according to the Web site promotes “a healthy lifestyle that focuses on the quality and flavor of food to encourage good eating habits.”

Score one for Locavores.

Source NY Daily News

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