White House chef resigns: ‘I don’t want to demonize cream, butter, sugar and eggs’

[wa3zrm]

White House executive pastry chef Bill Yosses is resigning after First Lady Michelle Obama fundamentally changed his job duties to focus on healthier food.
Yosses is leaving the White House in June to work on a new project focusing on “food literacy” and The New York Times says Michelle is “partly to blame.” The openly gay chef was hired by Laura Bush in 2007 to make his trademark cookie plates and sugar sculptures. Mrs. Obama took over in 2009 and ordered Yosses to make healthier plates in smaller portions.
Yosses began replacing butter with fruit puree and sugar with honey and agave. But Yosses was never fully committed to the new policy.

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[halocog]

How was the chef being openly gay relevant to the story?

[Burnsey]

White House executive pastry chef Bill Yosses is resigning after First Lady Michelle Obama fundamentally changed his job duties to focus on healthier food.
Yosses is leaving the White House in June to work on a new project focusing on “food literacy” and The New York Times says Michelle is “partly to blame.” The openly gay chef was hired by Laura Bush in 2007 to make his trademark cookie plates and sugar sculptures. Mrs. Obama took over in 2009 and ordered Yosses to make healthier plates in smaller portions.
Yosses began replacing butter with fruit puree and sugar with honey and agave. But Yosses was never fully committed to the new policy.

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So five years was all of demonizing he could stand, what's the rush?

[trebli]

Why does the White House need a pastry chef? Why should the president and his spouse live like a king and queen?

[trebli]

Seriously, if they need pastry let them buy some Little Debbie snack cakes.

[Burnsey]

Why does the White House need a pastry chef? Why should the president and his spouse live like a king and queen?

Tradition......

[Frankie Reloaded]

There is an episode of Yes Minister dealing with (and solving) exactly this question. Unfortunately, I cannot find it online. I think he eventually got the chef in exchange of approving nuclear missile program and scratching the proposed army drafting system

[Thunder_Snus]

Let's cut disabled veterans benefits.....increase weflare....increase taxes........and keep our f***** pastry chef.

This situation describes the American government so perfects.

[Andy105]

...and Michelle is taking the kids on an upcoming luxury "diplomatic" trip to China. Russia flexes their muscles, while our President worries about his basketball picks, and happy appearance on 'Ellen' this week.