Cristeta Comerford Biography

Cristeta “Cris” Comerford—a Filipino-born American chef—became the first Asian-American woman to serve as White House executive chef in 2005. The position allowed her to serve five presidents from George W. Bush to Joe Biden while managing both daily family dining and 54 state dinner menus.

Cris was born in Manila during 1962 while she learned cooking from her mother and sisters after discovering her love for cooking during summer visits to her grandparents' farm. She arrived in the United States at age 23 to start her culinary career in Chicago hotels and Washington restaurants before perfecting French cooking techniques in Vienna.

The White House kitchen staff welcomed Cris in 1995 and First Lady Laura Bush chose her to lead after ten years of exceptional service at the state dinner honoring India's prime minister. She demonstrated flexibility by adding Tex-Mex flavors and garden-to-table produce and classic Italian fare to her menu to accommodate changing tastes throughout different presidential terms.

Cris belongs to the elite Club des Chefs des Chefs while also winning an episode of Iron Chef America alongside Bobby Flay. The first families represent "just regular people" who value homemade meals according to Cris while she received praise for her leadership and culinary diplomacy and humility.

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