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Dinner With the President
Written by Alex Prud'homme
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This entertaining, often surprising history of presidential taste delves into what they ate, why they ate it, and what it tells us about the state of the nation.
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Alex Prud'homme
Alex Prud'homme is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in The New York Times, The New Yorker, and other publications. He is the coauthor of Julia Child's memoir, My Life in France, and has authored or coauthored The French Chef in America, France Is a Feast, Born Hungry, The Ripple Effect, Hydrofracking, The Cell Game, and Forewarned. He lives with his family in Brooklyn, New York.
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