Presented by the White House Historical Association
Recipes from the President’s Ranch
- Host
- Stewart McLaurin
- Guest
- Matthew Wendel, author of “Recipes from the President’s Ranch: Food People Like to Eat”
- Date
- 8/12/20
- Duration
- 37 minutes
When you’re cooking for the president and first family, your meals and recipes become a part of history. In this episode, White House Historical Association President Stewart McLaurin interviews Matthew Wendel about his book, Recipes From the President's Ranch: Food People Like to Eat, (for sale on our website) a first-hand account of his time serving as personal chef for President George W. Bush and First Lady Laura Bush and their family and world leaders at Camp David and their Texas home, Prairie Chapel Ranch.
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President of the White House Historical Association
As President of the White House Historical Association Stewart McLaurin leads the nonpartisan, nonprofit in its mission to preserve, protect, and provide access to White House history. As a lifelong student of history, Stewart is an avid reader and storyteller. His first book, White House Miscellany was published this past year and he authors a quarterly column in the White House History Journal. Drawing on his own experiences, relationships, and knowledge he provides listeners with a front row seat to history at the White House.
