Obama Foodorama: 02/27/2011

Monday, March 07, 2011

President Obama Is No Fan Of Vegemite

International food incident during high school class visit: Australia's Prime Minister Gillard hails Vegemite as delicious, salty and "addictive;" President Obama proclaims it "horrible"

President Obama and Prime Minister Julia Gillard of Australia tossed an Aussie football in the Oval Office this morning, during the PM's first White House visit. She gifted the President with the special ball. Shortly after, the two leaders visited eleventh graders at Wakefield High School in Virginia, and discussed Vegemite, among other pressing issues in the "Great Mates" partnership. Photo by Pete Souza/White House

More On White House Homebrewed Beer...

Major media outlets mis-report that President Obama *himself* is brewing beer...& claim that he'll be doing it again for St. Patrick's Day; the White House responds...

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National "flash workout" event planned for US Middle Schools in May...

President Obama "officially" kicked off Campaign 2012 with two Florida fundraisers on Friday. Simultaneously, the first negative foodie salvo of the campaign appeared on YouTube, in a new video rant from Anti-Obama Girl, who chides Mr. Obama for being "the Chinese food of presidents" as she teases viewers with her "beer-battered tits." She has a food fight to pick with other politicos, too.

Obamas Will Host 2011 White House Easter Egg Roll On April 25th

"Get Up and Go!" is this year's theme...free ticket lottery opens March 10th...

A flavorful Obama entree created by Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford...

President Obama Is A Wendell Berry Fan

...And Berry thanks the First Lady for planting the Kitchen Garden...
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stage in the East Room on Wednesday, as he presented Wendell Berry with the 2010 National Humanities Medal, President Obama was seen chatting away with the renowned farmer, poet, conservationist and essayist. None of the President's words could be heard, but Berry has now revealed what was said.

Fave White House guest chef Todd Gray cooks a lovely organic lunch for Mrs. Obama and Mrs. Zavala...

And a farmer and a Secretary General...

USDA Announces $5.5 Million In Grants For Michelle Obama's Let's Move! Campaign

First Lady, Cabinet Secretaries host White House conference call to encourage school officials to join HealthierUS School Challenge...

Video: Team Coco spreads the word about the First Lady's campaign...

Presidents will hash out tense partnership issues as their wives visit a DC elementary school...

President Obama Honors Wendell Berry

The 2010 National Humanities Medal and National Medal of Arts ceremony at the White House...with video

Video: At Library of Congress party, First Lady reads Dr. Seuss foodie classic; Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi also reads foodie book to kids...

On Tuesday, the General Accountability Office (GAO) released its first annual report to Congress to identify federal programs, agencies, offices and initiatives that have overlapping goals or activities. The report began with a look at the inefficiency of supporting 15 different federal food safety agencies to collectively administer at least 30 food-related laws, and called for the creation of a single federal agency to monitor food safety. That's something that advocates and a bipartisan group of lawmakers have been calling for for years.