RIP chef - a huge loss, and way too soon

Blue berry harvesting device in use 📹 joshpondmaine (Josh Pond) x.com/Visionaledge/s…

The platypus is possibly the weirdest animal: it's a mammal but lays eggs, it's duck-billed, beaver-tailed, otter-footed and venomous. It has electroreceptors for locating prey, eyes with double cones, no stomach, and 10 chromosomes. It's fluorescent and glows under UV light.

Washingtonians - join me and the charming Bill Press (TV journalist, political insider and pundit) as we discuss my book DINNER WITH THE PRESIDENT at the Hill Center, on Tues, 3/26, 7PM ($10) Details here: hillcenterdc.org/event/talk-of-…

Peeps -- I'm riding on Sunday for Bradley Frazee adaptive cycling, and Team Special Need for Speed. Please pitch in whatever you can scrounge up at link below - he's a good man, and it's for a good cause, and the Universe will repay you. borp.app.neoncrm.com/np/clients/bor…

I'm trying out a new venue: @[email protected] on #Mastodon! Come follow me at mastodon.social/@AlexPrudhomme

Alex Prud'homme Last Sept I shot a @masterclass with the impish Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳 and the Obamas' "Crustmaster" Bill Yosses, then dove into their Eisenhower Stew and Huckleberry Pie - wow, talk about Delicious History! Now the series is live: masterclass.com/series/food-st… +5

Kamala Harris, gastropolitician nytimes.com/2024/07/23/din…

Richmond, Virginia -- I'll be talking about Julia Child and "Dinner with the President" on Thurs 8/15, which would have been Julia's 112th birthday. Join us at the VA Museum of History & Culture. secure.virginiahistory.org/3023/3121?_gl=…..

DWP is trending as an Amz Editor's Pick: Stories about (Kamala's) love of food and cooking are resurfacing, which made me remember this ... gripping gastronomic history ... Dig in. amazon.com/amazonbookrevi…

Happy 112th birthday Julia!🥂#juliachild

Travis Andrews of the Washington Post dives into the Vance v Walz battle over Diet Mountain Dew (aka "drone fuel," among other sobriquets), in which I wonder: "Who is the most Diet Dew of them all?" washingtonpost.com/style/power/20…

From Harry Truman’s shoe collection:

Oldest living Allman Brothers fan

Happy 100th Birthday President Carter!! #JC100 #100Photosfor100Years

Jimmy Carter becomes the first U.S. President in history to turn 100 years old.

At a time when we all need to break bread together, I'll be talking about "Gastrodiplomacy" at the Kennedy Center with chef Kwame Onwuachi and Dr Johanna Mendelson Forman on Sat, 10/19, 7:30PM. Info and tix: kennedy-center.org/whats-on/explo…

Come in and warm up at the gorgeous NY Historical Society next Mon, Nov 18, 6:30-7:30, where I'll be discussing Julia Child, Presidential foods, and Thanksgiving with curator Nina Nazionale. For tix, see: nyhistory.org/programs/ameri…

Weds 12/4, 6-7PM EST, I'll discuss "Holiday Entertaining at the White House" with Capricia Marshall (ex Social Secretary), Bill Yosses (ex Pastry Chef), and John Moeller (ex Chef) - Gingerbread WH, Presidential Eggnog, and decorations. Free, register here: archives.gov/news/articles/…

A few weeks ago I was lucky enough to discuss Gastrodiplomacy and White House food with chef Kwame Onwuachi and Dr. Johanna Mendelson Forman at the The Kennedy Center in Washington DC. What an honor, thrill, and pleasure - bon appetit, indeed!