FILE - White House executive chef Cris Comerford ... Meals mostly would be prepared in the main kitchen, then finished off in the residence kitchen on the second floor. “At the end of the ...

Comerford, who hung up her apron and chef’s toque in July 2024 after nearly 20 years as top chef and nearly three decades on the kitchen staff, is the longest-serving chef in White House history.

Before Comerford, Pedro Udo, a Filipino trained in the U.S. military, was the first Asian heritage chef to run the White House kitchen after he was promoted from meat chef to head chef in June ...