Sorry, due to website restrictions we are unable to display the requested steak and rice casserole. 19th century gastronomer Jean-Anthelme Brillat-Savarin observed “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.

Indeed, there is no better measure of personal taste than the food one eats. What our presidents eat is a function family heritage, personal preference, physical condition and social obligation. In sum: a president’s favorite meal is NOT always what’s served in the White House. If the president liked to cook it’s sometimes noted. Cookbooks published by historic sites–example: Dining at Monticello, Damon Lee Fowler 5. Everyone knows Barack Obama is our 44th president.