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 co-author of Julia Child's memoir, My Life in France, and has authored or co-authored The French Chef in America, The Ripple Effect, Hydrofracking, The Cell Game, and Forewarned.
"A deeply researched and beautifully written book about how the
presidential palate has helped shape America. I found it
fascinating." —Stanley Tucci
Dinner with the President is a splendid and captivating book about
the power of food in American politics. “Breaking bread” around the
table creates a unique and powerful setting to bring conflicting
people together and achieve positive outcomes." —Jacques Pépin
"Mr. Prud’homme has come up with a slew of entertaining
believe-it-or-not tidbits...Dinner With the President opens with an
epigraph by Anthony Bourdain: “Nothing is more political than
food.” Mr. Prud’homme’s fascinating book drives the point home."
—Moira Hodgson, The Wall Street Journal
★ "With much insight into human behavior, Prud’homme has
confected an appealing, panoramic history of power dining for both
foodies and students of politics and statecraft." —Mark Knoblauch,
Booklist; starred review
"An entertaining, well-researched, politically tinged gastronomic
history." —Kirkus Reviews
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