President Obama and the First Family hug onstage following his speech at the Democratic National Convention.
Nov. 4, 2008-Present
The public portion of the digital archive of record about Obama Administration food and nutrition initiatives with reporting and photographs from the White House by founding editor Eddie Gehman Kohan. Policy analysis; events and speeches; recipes, menus, historic food ephemera. E mail: ObFoMail@gmail.com.
Obamafoodorama On Twitter
Senate & House Agriculture Committees Approve Farm Bills
Links To All Posts...
FLOTUS Honored At Congressional Club Luncheon
Paula Deen Cooks, Trisha Yearwood Croons
Latest Kitchen Garden News
Kass Is Thrilled With The Bounty...
Military Mother's Day Tea
FLOTUS's Royal Surprise...
Recent White House Bytes
- 2013 Farm Bill Drafts, House & Senate
- FLOTUS Seeks Champions For Let's Move!
- FLOTUS Signs 'American Grown' At DC Bookstore
- FLOTUS To Honor Military Mothers With Mother's Day Tea
- FLOTUS's Healthy Eating Advice
- Food Stamp Use Declines In February
- House Ag Approves 2013 Farm Bill
- Let's Move! Progress Report
- List: Kitchen Garden Spring Crops
- Merrigan Unveils 'Know Your Farmer, Know Your Flowers'
- New Homebrew: WH Wheat Beer
- Newest White House Recipes
- Portrait Of POTUS As Guinness Lover
- POTUS Dines With GOP Senators At WH
- POTUS Dines With GOP Senators, Jefferson Hotel
- POTUS Dines With Senate Dems, Jefferson Hotel
- POTUS Marks Cinco de Mayo
- POTUs's Dinner With Women Senators, WH
- POTUS: Bangin'
- Reebok Pledges $30 Million For Let's Move!
- SCOTUS Supports Monsanto In GM Soy Suit
- Senate Ag Approves 2013 Farm Bill
- The MyPlate Recipe Partnership
- USDA Misreports Food Stamp Data
- USDA Study: Food Stamps Have Negligible Impact On Healthy Eating
- WH Beehive Ready For Spring
- WH Spoofs Skeetgate
- WH Wheat Is Thriving
- Yosses Visits Ireland Lit Fest
5th Annual Kitchen Garden Spring Planting
FLOTUS Plants Wheat, Spotlights School Lunch
Friday Is White House Steak Night
Per The Commander In Beef's Order...
POTUS Lunches At Stubb's Bar-B-Que
Behind The Scenes In Austin...
Yosses Honored By Beard Foundation
"Who's Who of Food & Beverage In America"
FLOTUS Visits USDA
Thanks & Lauds For Staff...
POTUS's Dinner With House Dem Leaders
The Guests, The Issues...
White House Recipes
- 'American Grown' - Cauliflower Mac And Cheese
- 'American Grown' - Collard Greens
- 'American Grown' - Corn Soup With Summer Vegetables
- 'American Grown' - Green Beans With Almonds
- 'American Grown' - Minted Spring Pea Salad
- 'American Grown' - Roasted Sweet Potatoes With Apples & Chiles
- 'American Grown' - Spinach Pie
- 'American Grown' - Summer Chopped Salad
- 'American Grown' - White Bean Salad
- 'American Grown' - Winter Salad
- 57th Inauguration Recipes: Eli's Cheecake
- Apples Baked 5 Ways
- Baked Chicken With Brown Rice & Peas
- Beer: White House Honey Ale
- Beer: White House Honey Porter
- Broccoli Soup
- Cauliflower Gratin
- Chopped Green Salad With Herbed Dressing
- Convention Watch Party Collection
- Couscous With Chard, Tomatoes & Sardines
- Cucumber Avocado Soup
- Egg & Veggie Frittata
- Father's Day 2011 Collection
- First Family Recipe: Salmon Croquettes
- First Lady's Baked Chicken
- Garden Vegetable Pizza
- Grilled Garden Pizza
- Grilled Skirt Steak With Poblano Sauce
- Healthy Lunchtime Challenge Cookbook
- Holiday 2012: Sweet Potato Quick Bread
- Holiday 2012: White House Cookies
- Holiday 2012: White House Turkey Sliders
- Holiday 2012: Winter Greens Salad
- Holiday Gulf Shrimp Cocktail
- Holiday Roasted Potatoes
- Kale Salad - Thanksgiving 2012
- Kitchen Garden Herb Roasted Chicken With Braised Greens
- Kitchen Garden Pickles
- Lunchbox Recipe: Chef In A Pocket
- Lunchbox Recipe: Whole Wheat Pasta Primavera With Grilled Chicken
- MyPlate: Vegetable Fried Rice
- No-Cream Creamed Spinach
- Obama Family Chili Recipe
- Oprah's White House Recipe Collection
- Pan Roasted Rockfish With Artichoke Barigoule
- Roasted Apples With Blue Cheese
- Roasted Pumpkin Squash Soup with Pepitas
- Seared Lamb Loin On Chickpea Puree
- Shrimp & Veggie Tacos
- Shrimp, Chicken & Vegetable Fried Rice
- Simple Kimchi
- Sweet Potatoes & Greens
- Thanksgiving 2012 Recipe Collection
- Thyme-Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey With Gravy
- Turkey & Spinach Lasagna
- Turkey Patties
- WH Downloadable Mini Cookbook
- Whipped Sweet Potatoes
- White House Biggest Loser Salad
- White House Iron Chef Recipes
- White House Kalua Pig
- White House Kitchen Garden Terrarium
- White House Mini Cookbook - 5 Recipes
- White House MyPlate: Seared Tilapia
- White House Passover Recipe Collection
- Winter Garden Salad
- Winter Green Salad, Honey Vinaigrette
- Zucchini Quesadillas
White House Beer Recipes
Honey Ale And Honey Porter
White House Dessert Recipes
- 'American Grown' - Buttermilk Blueberry Bundt Cake
- 'American Grown' - Rhubarb Strawberry Crumble Pie
- 'American Grown' - Sweet Potato Quick Bread
- Apricot Sponge Cake
- Berry Cobbler
- Birthday Shortcake With Strawberries
- Blackberry Buttermilk Bundt Cake
- Cranberry Upside-Down Cake
- Frozen Orange Soufflé
- Fruit & Oat Snack Bars
- Fruit Pockets
- Gingerbread Cake
- Halo-Halo
- Healthy Baked Apples
- Holiday Apple Cake With Maple Glaze
- Holiday Ginger Crinkles Cookies
- Holiday Gingerbread Cookies
- Holiday Honey Cupcakes
- Holiday Pumpkin Cake With Orange Cream Cheese Icing
- Holiday Recipe Collection
- Honey Tea Lollipops
- Huckleberry Pie
- Key Lime Pie
- Orange Yogurt Cake With Baked Apples
- Rhubarb Strawberry Crisp
- Sparkling Merry Berry
- Spiced Pear Upside-Down Cake
- Steamed Lemon Pudding
- Sticky Toffee Pudding
- Sweet Potato Pie With Honey Meringue
- The Famous Apple Pie
- White House Halloween Cookies
- Yosses' Mamie Eisenhower Cheesecake
White House Simple Kimchi
The Recipe For Korea's National Dish, Obama Style
POTUS Attends Costa Rica Working Dinner For SICA
Hemispheric Issues & New Costarican Fusion Cuisine
First Lady Lunches At US Naval Academy
A Tribute To Midshipmen
VP & VEEP Do Lunch
'Being Biden' Meets HBO
2013 WHCA Dinner
POTUS Zings At Nerd Prom
FLOTUS & Chef Anne Burrell Rock The Kids' Kitchen
Easter Egg Roll Report, With The Recipe
President Celebrates Passover 2013
Fifth Annual White House Seder
Netanyahu's Dinner For POTUS
Toasting US-Israel Relations
Peres Honors POTUS At Israel State Dinner
Medal Of Distinction Ceremony
POTUS Celebrates St. Patrick's Day
Links To All Posts...
FLOTUS Keynotes Child Obesity Summit
Parents, The Food Industry, And Moral Responsibility...
MyPlate Recipe Partnership
FLOTUS's New Let's Move! Project
FLOTUS Salutes Walmart
Progress Report On Let's Move! Pledge
Let's Move! Active Schools
FLOTUS's New Fitness Partnership
Let's Move! Tour In Mississippi
FLOTUS Praises State, Hosts Cook-Off
Let's Move! With FLOTUS & Big Bird
Three 3rd Anniversary Videos
2013 Governors' Dinner
POTUS Fetes State Executives
Recipes: President Obama's Inaugural Luncheon
Lobster, Bison, Apple Pie, & All The Trimmings
Bottle Of WH Beer Sells For $1,200
POTUS's Gift Auctioned For Charity
Valentine's Date Night Dinner
POTUS & FLOTUS At Minibar
2013 Super Bowl Party Menu
Dishes Honor Ravens & 49ers
FLOTUS's 49th Birthday Dinner
POTUS Treats At Cafe Milano
Behind The Scenes At The Inaugural Luncheon
Exclusive: Chef Shannon Shaffer On The Record
57th Presidential Inauguration
Links To All Posts
White House 2012 Holiday Recipes
From Bo Cookies To Sticky Toffee Pudding
2012 White House Gingerbread House
Chef Yosses Discusses His Masterpiece
The Obama Christmas In Hawaii
Links To All Posts
Hanukkah At The White House
President Celebrates With 'Sandy' Menorah
POTUS & Romney Do Lunch
Post-Campaign Confab
White House Chefs Spill Secrets
Food Fights And Stunt Vegetables...
White House Thanksgiving
POTUS & FLOTUS Welcome Special Guests
POTUS Grants Cobbler Clemency
Turkey Pardon Ceremony
#WHGarden Fall Social
New Media Guests Get Behind-The-Scenes Tour
20th Anniversary Dinner
POTUS & FLOTUS Celebrate At Bourbon Steak
POTUS Dedicates Chávez National Monument
The Ceremony At La Paz
The Final Dinner With Barack
POTUS Entertains Swing State Guests
Uplifting: POTUS Eats His Way Thru Florida
Links To All Bus Tour Posts
The Kids' State Dinner
White House Goes Big For Let's Move!
The Kids' State Dinner Menu
WH Chefs Cook With Kid Recipes
POTUS Crashes Kids' State Dinner
Congratulations For Jr Chefs
POTUS Travels With White House Homebrew
Special Payload On Ground Force One
The Fried Twinkie Two-Step
Foodie Tales From POTUS's Iowa Bus Trip
Chicago Birthday Fundraisers
5 events, Millions of $$
Incredibly Rare Photo
POTUS In The Kitchen Garden
President Obama Turns 51
Golf & Camp David...
The First Lady Takes Let's Move! Global
Links To All Olympic Posts
Let's Move! Campaign Expands
First Lady Announces New Program For Cities, Towns, Counties
Obama Chefs Are First White House Homebrewers
The Post That Rocked The World...
Sports With POTUS
Kass Talks Taking On His Boss
Inside 'American Grown'
All About The First Lady's Book
Brunch At Blue Hill At Stone Barns
First Lady Fundraises in New York
Cakemander In Chief
President Obama's Signature Move: Cake Presentations
4th of July Picnic
President, First Lady Salute The Troops
Sam Kass Visits Los Angeles
Let's Move California! Launched
Blues, Boots & Barbecue
Obamas Host Congressional Picnic
Let's Move! & Disney
First Lady Hails New Nutrition Commitment
Medal Of Freedom Dinner
POTUS Honors President Peres
Father's Day Lunch
Ribs At Kenny's BBQ Smokehouse
First Birthday Girl
A Burger Bash For Sasha Obama
POTUS Unveils Global Food Security Partnership
'New Alliance For Food Security And Nutrition'
G8 Dinner At Camp David
President Hosts World Leaders
Let's Move! & The American Dream
Kass Keynotes Weight Of The Nation Summit
White House Luncheon For G8 Spouses
First Lady Welcomes Special Guests
Clooney's Multimillion $$$ Dinner
POTUS Mingles With Stars At Record-Breaking Fundraiser
Joining Forces Mother's Day Tea
First Lady, Dr. Biden Honor Military Families
2012 WH Correspondents' Dinner
The Comic In Chief Keynotes
A Pocket Guide To The Campaign
Let's Move!: A Primer
There Are More Than 8,500 Posts Here. Good Luck!
2012 Campaign Goes to The Dogs
POTUS, BO, & Canine Cuisine
Summit Of The Americas
Inside The Leaders' Dinners
Let's Cook At The Egg Roll
First Lady & Marcus Samuelsson Demo A Recipe
2012 White House Easter Egg Roll
Links To All Posts
Bison Wellington Stars On UK State Dinner Menu
Honoring Prime Minister David Cameron
Steak Reigns Supreme At White House Dinners
A Presidential Beefstravaganza
Kitchen Garden Spring Planting
Seeding Potatoes & Politics
White House Passover 2012
President Obama Hosts His Fourth Seder
2012 Easter Prayer Breakfast
Bacon, Eggs, Faith & Courage
White House St. Patrick's Day
Everybody's Irish!
O'Bama Pubs On St. Pat's
A Pint & Pals At The Dubliner
The Special Relationship, Food Edition
Favorite Foods, Favorite Recipes
A Nation's Gratitude Dinner
Links To All Posts
2012 Governors' Dinner
Steak & A Tale Of WH Whiskey
Food Politics At The Olive Garden
Behind The Scenes At The First Lady's Dinner
Healthier School Lunch Standards
First Lady Unveils USDA's New Rules
Valentine's Day Dinner
Presidential Celebration At Vermilion Restaurant
Let's Move! Anniversary Speech
First Lady Talks Faith & Action At Northland Church
Let's Move! & "Top Chef"
Everyone's A Winner At Dallas Event
Family Dinner In Florida
First Lady Touts "MyPlate"
The Impact Of The Let's Move! Campaign...
Sam Kass On The Record
Behind The Scenes At "Dinner With Barack"
Lights! Cameras! French Fries!
Let's Move! In Los Angeles
First Lady Touts Grocery Stores For "Underserved Communities"
Redefining Play In The USA
Firts Lady Discusses Let's Move! Campaign & Fitness Initiatives
First Lady's 48th Birthday Party
Steak & Cake For Presidential Fete
$32 Million For Healthy Food Financing Initiative
Kass On Let's Move! Food Desert Fight
No More Us Food Deserts By 2017?
Kass Says First Lady Will Achieve Goal
Chicago Food Desert Summit
First Lady Gets Good News For Let's Move!
Crucial Reading From The Policy Posts
- White House Rural Council Report
- Was Let's Move! A Game Changer In Year I?
- Walmart Joins Let's Move! Campaign
- USDA Rejects NY Ban On Soda For Food Stamps Users
- The MyPlate Campaign
- Proposed Nutrition Standards For School Meals
- MiPlato Is Launched
- Milestone For PALA Challenge
- Milestone For HealthierUS School Challenge
- Let's Move Salad Bars To Schools
- Let's Move Museums And Gardens
- Let's Move Indian Country
- Let's Move Faith And Communities
- Let's Move Cities And Towns
- Let's Move Childcare
- IOM Report On Food Labels
- Hyatt, Kaiser Permanente Commitments For Let's Move!
- How Beyonce Worked With The White House For Let's Move!
- Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act Is Law
- Healthy Weight Commitment Foundation Pledges Trillion Calorie Dump
- Grocers Commit To Combat Food Deserts
- Goal: Eradicating Food Deserts By 2017
- Food Industry Unveils Standards For Marketing To Children
- First Lady's Lukewarm Praise for Happy Meals
- First Lady Speaks At Partnership For A Healthier America Summit
- First Lady On The Economics Of Childhood Obesity
- First Lady Marks Let's Move! Anniversary
- First Lady Addresses National Restaurant Association
- First Lady Addresses Grocery Manufacturers Association
- Darden Restaurants Joins Let's Move!
- Congress Makes Pizza A Vegetable
- Chicago Food Desert Summit
- Chefs Move To Schools
- Bio: Executive Director Of Let's Move!: Dr. Judith Palfrey
- Battle: Marketing To Children
- All The Details On First Lady's Book, "American Grown"
- 2010 Dietary Guidelines For Americans
Behind The Scenes: Presidential Holiday Receptions
The Mingling, The Menus...
The White House Gingerbread House
Pastry Chef Yosses Talks Cookie Architecture
Presidential Thanksgiving Menu
And Links To All T-Day Posts...
Let's Move! At APEC
First Lady Visits MA'O Organic Farms
APEC Leaders Dinner
President, First Lady Host Power Luau
Obama's Parliamentary Dinner
Australia's Presidential Fete
Presidential Halloween Celebration 2011
Thousands Of Trick-or-Treaters At WH
The State Dinner For South Korea
Links To All The Posts
Combating Food Deserts, Creating Jobs
Parsing The First Lady's Massive New Corporate Commitments
Darden Restaurants Joins Let's Move!
First Lady Announces "Breakthrough" Commitment
Inside President's 50th Birthday Party
Guests Go On The Record...
Martha's Vineyard 2011 Dinner Report
A Threepeat For Presidential Eats
Let's Move! With Burgers & Fries...
The President Explains The Campaign...
Barack Obama's Dog Food
What First Dog Bo Eats...
How Beyoncé Reboot(ied) Let's Move!
Behind The Scenes In The White House/Superstar Partnership...
The State Dinner Menu
Honoring German Chancellor Merkel
The Return State Dinner
The Obamas Entertain The Queen
The Queen Honors Obama
Inside The State Banquet...
Springtime In The Kitchen Garden
First Lady Hosts "Three Sisters" Planting & Harvest
Irish Beer Protocol
First Lady Gets A Pint-Sized Lesson...
Let's Move! Anniversary
First Lady Talks Food Policy At Reporters Luncheon
Power To The Parents
First Lady Speaks On Let's Move! Anniversary
Walmart Joins Let's Move!
"A victory for folks across America"
It's A Long Way From '09 to '11
Obama Food Policy Since Inauguration Day
The Year In Food 2010
Top Stories From A Busy Year
Let's Move! Events 2010
- $2 Million Toolkit For Chefs Move
- 2010 Kitchen Garden Planting
- 2010 Kitchen Garden Spring Harvest
- Beck Predicts Global Riots
- Campaign Components & Commitments
- CBCC Address
- CHCI Address
- Chefs Move To Schools Launched
- Child Nutrition Bill Is Law
- Colicchio Testifies Before Congress
- Disney Joins Let's Move!
- First Let's Move! TV Special
- FLOTUS Addresses GMA
- FLOTUS Addresses NAACP
- FLOTUS Addresses NRA
- FLOTUS Defends Twinkies
- FLOTUS In Ladies' Home Journal
- FLOTUS Lauds Senate For CNR Action
- FLOTUS Under Fire
- FLOTUS Unveils Childhood Obesity Taskforce Report
- Food Access In FY 2011 Budget
- Food Corps Pledge Trillion Calorie Dump
- Kass Gets Promoted
- Kass, Emanuel On Food Policy
- Kitchen Garden At 6 Months
- Kitchen Garden Turns 1
- Let's Move Cities & Towns Launched
- Let's Move Faith & Communities
- Let's Move Outside Launched
- Let's Move! At Six Months
- Palin: Let's NOT Move
- PBS Kitchen Garden Special
- Phase II Of Campaign Launched
- Philly: FLOTUS Unveils HFFI
- Robin Schepper Named Executive Director
- USDA Announces Fruit & Veg Subsidies
- Year In Food 2010
- Zeke Emanuel, Foodie
Let's move Salad Bars To Schools
First Lady Launches $15 Million Campaign For 6,000 Salad Bars
2010 Kitchen Garden Fall Harvest
Know Your First Lady, Know Your Food
Chefs Move To Schools Launch
FLOTUS Continues To Make Culi History
State Dinner With Mexico
All The Domestic Policy Details
The Year in Food 2009
A Brief History of Mrs. Obama's Paradigm Shifting First Year At The White House
The First State Dinner 2009
Inside The Dinner Tent...A Magical Garden With a Monumental View