Cristeta Comerford: First White House Woman Chef

By JULIETTE ROSSANT [Press: Be sure to cite "superchefblog" and "Juliette Rossant" when using superchefblog content, and be sure to hyperlink to "http://www.superchefblog.com/" and "http://www.julietterossant.com/" for anything online.] Is it safe to quote or paraphrase the late Richard Nixon yet? "Effective at noon today," First Lady Laura Bush proved superchefblog's smart money bet true from last Friday -- that the White House's Assistant Chef, was the front-runner for the six-month vacant executive chef slot -- by announcing that Cristeta Comerford ("Cris Comerford"), a Philippines-born naturalized U.S. citizen, had been selected as the new White House executive chef -- the first woman ever chosen for this job. Click here to read the official White House press release. CONGRATULATIONS, CRIS! Congratulations are also due to first runner-up Richard Hamilton for a fine run, which has won him superchefblog's second-ever dubbing as "gentleman of the kitchen blade." Richard Hamilton told superchefblog this afternoon: "She [Cris] is more deserving than I -- and I am proud of her!" Food Network star Cat Cora contacted superchefblog this afternoon to say, "Halleluah!" Superchefblog sends special congratulations -- and thanks -- to the First Lady for making such a wonderful choice. Superchefblog has not received feedback from the White House about what impact our nationwide online readers' poll (Vote for White House Woman Chef) or subsequent write-in campaign to Mrs. Bush (Tell Laura Bush) had on the decision. The New York Times ran a long story entitled "In a Reality Cook-Off, Winner Will Be First Chef," which stated that "everyone" thought that two candidates, Texan Chris Ward and Cris Comerford, were the front-runners -- everyone except superchefblog, which bet solidly on Cris and Richard Hamilton (whom superchefblog had actually been tracking for several weeks). "The cook-off continues," concluded the NYT -- only to hurriedly run an AP newswire update at just after noon today. Look for more news and comment in the next few days. Press releast: "Cristeta Comerford Named White House Executive Chef " (White House) Best title: "Hell's (White House) Kitchen" (Dummocrats) News articles: Asian Week Philippine Star (PhilStar) BBC Inquirer 7 (Philippines) Philippine News L'Express Outlook (weekend edition) The Times (UK) Pravda (Russia) Washington Times (UPI) Baltimore Sun Reuters Washington Post (Reuters) Boston Globe (Reuters) Washington Post (AP) New York Times (AP) Los Angeles Times (AP) Chicago Tribune (AP) CNN (AP) Mainichi (Japan) Times of India The Electric New Paper (Singapore) The Boston Globe Bloomberg Xinhua News Agency (China) Mid-Day (India) Khaleej Times (UAE) ABC Radio World Today (Australia) The Times (UK) The Telegraph (UK) BBC The Manila Times (Philippines) MSNBC (AP) Sydney Morning Herald Chicago Sun Times Washington Post New York Times Previous articles: White House Chef: Close to the Bone Technorati Tags: chefs food restaurants cooking branding cuisine White House feminism gender equality --> back to superchefblog