Cris Comerford: 2005 Top Food Stories

By JULIETTE ROSSANT Yesterday, Hunter PR released its list of the top food-related news stories of 2005. Topping the chart was the US Department of Agriculture' Food Pyramid (see chart, below), and among three Fine Dining-related stories (all of which Superchefblog covered) among the top ten was First Lady Laura Bush's selection of Cristeta Comerford as the first-ever woman and first-ever minority White House executive chef. Top 10 Survey Highlights of 2005 Food Pyramid expansion Preemptive reform for trans fat food labeling Hurricane Katrina devastates New Orleans food industry Atkins Nutritionals, Inc. goes bankrupt Cookie Monster cuts back Self-imposed restrictions on children’s ads by food manufacturers Return of Martha Stewart U.S. Supreme Court lifts wine border ban First woman/minority to head the White House kitchen (tie) Fat cats actually getting fat (tie) Whole Foods revolutionizes grocery shopping Meanwhile, Mrs. Bush brought Cris forward to help unveil the White House's holiday dinners: 26 events over 21 days, featuring "festive foods from regions and ethnic groups across the country," according to Scripps Howard. (Here is the White House's 2005 Christmas Day menu.) Executive pastry chef Thaddeus DuBois will roll out 30,000 cookies and a gingerbread replica of the White House for the second year running. Press releases: Hunter PR PRNewswire Yahoo! Finance: Financial News PRNewswire White House Related news: CBS Early Show NBC TV 4 (Washington) Scripps Howard News Service New York Times Indianopolis Start (Cox News) Subsequent news: Wall Street Journal Lexington Herald-Leader Toledo Blade Cincinnati Post Hampton Roads Daily Press Hartford Courant Pinoy News Monthly Previous articles: Supreme Court Permits Direct Wine Sales [Hurrican Katrina - complete coverage] [White House chef - complete coverage] Technorati Tags: superchefblog, Juliette Rossant, super chef, celebrities, chefs, food, restaurants, cooking, branding, cuisine, White House, Christmas --> back to superchefblog