Bennett Ray
Chef and food writer known for the Cooking with Congress series, where he researches and recreates historical presidential recipes and shares commentary on White House food culture.
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Feb 16, 2026 • 27min
Cottage cheese, possum, aspic: How to eat like a president
Bennett Ray, chef and food writer who recreates historical White House recipes; Catherine Brownell, historian of media, celebrity, and politics; Jim Walsh, security analyst on U.S.-Iran tensions. They discuss bizarre presidential recipes and culinary research. They explore how presidents became celebrities and how that reshapes politics. They break down recent U.S. military moves near Iran and what escalation might require.
