Obama Foodorama: 05/01/2011

Saturday, May 07, 2011

The Obamas Have A Date Night Dinner At Tosca

Mama mia: On the eve of Mother's Day, First Couple has a private Italian dinner in Washington...

Goal of the campaign is 100 million fuel-efficient cookstoves by 2020...

Sam Kass selects six Presidential favorites to mark President & First Lady's appearance on Oprah's show...

Honoring Military Moms: First Lady, Dr. Biden Join Forces For White House Mother's Day Tea

On Military Spouse Appreciation Day, an East Room celebration of mothers' homefront service; all the details & the locally sourced menu...

Transcript & Video: First Lady's Remarks At Mother's Day Tea For Military Spouses

First Lady, joined by superstar athletes, will make major announcement about military family welllness...

A major East Wing change...

Secretary of State addressed leaders from United Nations Agencies and other international organizations...

President jokes about First Lady's eating habits: “You do not want to be between Michelle and a tamale..."

Thursday, May 05, 2011

Transcript & Video: President's Remarks At 2011 Cinco de Mayo Reception

More on President Obama's trip to New York to visit the families of 9/11 victims and first responders is here.

9/11 Visit To New York: President Has Private Lunch With "Pride of Midtown" Firefighters

"When we say we will never forget, we mean what we say," President vows during visit to engine company that suffered greatest losses on 9/11...

Transcript & Video: Remarks By President At "Pride of Midtown" Firehouse, New York, NY

The Deputy Agriculture Secretary & the Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives help launch third season of First Lady's favorite farmers market...which has set records for sales...

Transcript: Remarks By The Prince of Wales at "Future of Food" Conference, Washington, DC

UPDATE: The post about the event IS HERE
President Obama will visit New York City today to meet with 9/11 family members and first responders, and participate in a wreath laying ceremony at the National September 11th Memorial. But after returning to the White House, the mood will be festive: The President and First Lady Obama will host a Cinco de Mayo reception in the East Room.

The Prince of Wales Goes To Washington

His Royal Highness has tea with President Obama at the White House; lauds First Lady during keynote address at major food policy conference...

Speaking about sustainability and affordable food, HRH calls the Let's Move! campaign a "wonderful initiative"

First Lady, Dr. Biden Host Mother's Day Tea

A Joining Forces celebration: Friday is Military Spouse Appreciation Day...

President Obama & The Prince of Wales

The Prince of Wales will call on President Obama at the White House today at 4:30 PM for an Oval Office meeting.

First Lady Michelle Obama Surprises DC Kids As She Joins Beyoncé's Let's Move Flash Workout

Mrs. Obama moves & grooves with hundreds of Middle Schoolers, proclaims Beyoncé "one of my favorite performers on the planet" during national work-out event...

Behind the scenes with "Move Your Body": The White House let the superstar have free reign with the biggest Let's Move! project to date...and it's taken Middle Schools and the internet by storm...

Behind the scenes during the bin Laden mission...

Let's Move: First Lady Welcomes Child Runners To White House With Kelly Ripa, Dean Karnazes

During South Lawn event, Mrs. Obama calls for prayers for 9/11 families...

Wednesday: President Obama Meets With The Prince of Wales

The world's most high-profile organic agriculture advocate visits the White House after speaking at DC food conference...

The White House has announced that President Obama will deliver remarks this evening before he and First Lady Michelle Obama host a dinner for bipartisan leaders and ranking members of Congress and their spouses, including House Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) and Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA). The dinner had previously been closed press, but the schedule has been changed. The President will be joined by the lawmakers during his remarks, and audio-only will be streamed on www.whitehouse.gov/live at 8:00 PM EDT.

The crowd in front of the White House was still going strong after President Obama made his historic announcement about Osama bin Laden..."Fired Up! Ready to go!" was being shouted...