Bibliograph

All the presidents' pastries, twenty-five years in the White House : a memoir, Roland Mesnier, with Christian Malard ; translated from the French by Louise Rogers Lalaurie

Type

Label

All the presidents' pastries, twenty-five years in the White House : a memoir, Roland Mesnier, with Christian Malard ; translated from the French by Louise Rogers Lalaurie

Language

eng

resource.biographical

autobiography

Illustrations

illustrationsportraits

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

All the presidents' pastries

Oclc number

78989780

Responsibility statement

Roland Mesnier, with Christian Malard ; translated from the French by Louise Rogers Lalaurie

Sub title

twenty-five years in the White House : a memoir

Summary

This extraordinary success story, told by the hero himself. of a young French pastry chef who climbed his way to the top, embodies the great American dream

Table Of Contents

"Douce France, cher pays de mon enfance..." -- A bittersweet apprenticeship -- Hanoverian cuisine -- At the Savoy -- The Sugar Palace -- An island paradise -- A Parisian interlude -- In the mountains of Virginia -- A meeting with the First Lady -- Ronald Reagan's sweet tooth -- An iron First Lady -- A second term for the Reagans -- The day George Bush cried -- Miniskirts in the White House -- Two Presidents for the price of one -- The Clintons fight back -- A new millennium -- The Bushes are back -- Adieu, Monsieur le President! -- Epilogue: A call to duty and a final farewell -- By way of a conclusion: Ten golden rules for my successor -- Appendix: The Presidents' favorite recipes

Target audience

adult

Classification