White House Executive Pastry Chef Explained

The White House executive pastry chef is responsible for the planning, managing and preparing of all desserts and pastries served at the White House, the official residence of the president of the United States. This includes state dinners, official dinners, and private entertaining by the first family.

The executive pastry chef works separately from the White House executive chef and reports directly to the chief usher. She works in coordination with these two, as well as the White House social secretary, and the first lady for all events and dinners. The executive pastry chef serves at the first lady's pleasure and is appointed, or reappointed, by each administration.

The current White House executive pastry chef is Susan Morrison.^{[1] [2]}

List of executive pastry chefs

• Heinz Bender, February 1968–January 1979^{[3] [4]}
• Albert Kumin, February 1, 1979–December 31, 1979^[5]
• Roland Mesnier, 1980–2004
• Thaddeus DuBois, 2004–2006^[6]
• Bill Yosses, 2007–2014
• Susan E. "Susie" Morrison, 2014–present^{[7] [2]}

See also

• List of pastry chefs

External links

• White House website page on Current Executive Pastry Chef Susan Morrison
• White House website page on former Executive Pastry Chef William Yosses
• White House website page on former Executive Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier

Notes and References

1. . White House Announces New Executive Pastry Chef, Susan Morrison . The White House, Office of the First Lady . November 21, 2014. 2014-12-12.
2. News: Bottemiller Evich. Helena. Donald Trump as foodie in chief. 23 November 2017. Politico. January 16, 2017.
3. News: Special Dishes for the Doers. The Washington Post. August 8, 1968. D8.
4. News: Rice. William. Let Them Eat Cake: The White House Has A New Pastry Chef. The Washington Post. January 16, 1979. B1, B8.
5. News: Grimes. William. Albert Kumin, Pastry Chef for Carter White House and Top New York Restaurants, Dies at 94. The New York Times. September 12, 2016. September 13, 2016. none.

   News: Burros. Marian. Jottings. The Washington Post. December 13, 1979. E20.

6. Web site: Collins. Michael. Meet White House Chef Thaddeus DuBois. HGTV. 21 February 2014.
7. Web site: White House Announces New Executive Pastry Chef, Susan Morrison. November 21, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20170216145759/https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2014/11/21/white-house-announces-new-executive-pastry-chef-susan-morrison. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. February 16, 2017. Alt URL