Commanders in Chef

With presidents in mind, remember our leaders who liked good food.

precisely he can paint only one style nose and it belongs to Lyndon Johnson. If you visit the space, look around the room to discover that every president has Lyndon Johnson's nose! A total hoot! Kinkead’s: The food at...

I have seen it written in several locations that Pres. Lyndon Johnson once, after eating a bite of pate, shouled "No one eat the meat; it’s spoiled"

in the book that I’ve made a few times and gotten raves on. It’s called "Texas Barbecue Brisket as served to Lyndon Johnson." Two of the ingredients are chili sauce and beer!

Here you go: Texas Barbecue Brisket as Served to Lyndon Johnson* 1 – 5 lb brisket of beef 1 – tspn salt and freshly ground pepper to taste 1 – large chopped onion 2 – stalks (chopped) celery 1 – cup chili...

,english style. The baked potato was much too big,and really wasn’t anything special. I missed the yorkshire pudding. The prime rib was fit for a Lyndon Johnson,or a Yosemite Sam!! I could barely eat one third of it. I had...

Alas, I’m heading to the anti-inaugural and never get invited to all the good parties anyway. Guess I’m not such a good lobbyist after all. LOL. I do plan to serve Lyndon B. Johnson's Pedernales River Chili at our...

, but there is also one at the Johnson Creek exit just a half hour west of MKE). Martha’s Lyndo Inn Cafe, Lyndon Station (only a half mile off Interstate) At the Mauston exit we enjoyed an Italian/Greek restaurant on the...

Reeves Bakery (1306 G, NW) dates back to 1886 and survived a move when the original location was demolished to build a new office building. A favorite of native Washingtonians, their customers have included J. Edgar Hoover and...

It’s just my variation of Pedernales River Chile – supposedly Lyndon Johnson's fave. I’ll try to remember to post it sometime soon.

Esteva is closed. Now called Martin’s. Very good food. Don’t know whether still outdoors. An interesting location is at Bruce and Johnson's Marina in Branford. Outdoor deck right in the marina. Waterview, lots of...

probably the Johnson administration (Lyndon, not Andrew). Had calves' brains once and they did seem to be delicious, but I couldn’t quite get past the squick factor. And to this day I haven’t knowingly had tripe,...

I recommend Joan Nathan’s book “Jewish Cooking in America.” I’ve made a few recipes from that, most memorably a brisket recipe called, IIRC "Texas Brisket as served to Lyndon B Johnson." It’s got...

This may be too late for you, but my tried and true recipe is in Joan Nathan’s book “Jewish Cooking in America.” The recipe is by Wendy Marcus (of the Nieman Marcus family) and is basically a BBQ brisket (as...