Roland Mesnier, White House pastry chef for five presidents, dies at 78

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Roland Mesnier, who created often-magical desserts for five presidents and their guests as White House executive pastry chef, has died at age 78.

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White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier shows off the 45 pound Easter egg and replica of Barney, the president's dog, in March 2002.One of the longest-serving White House chefs, Mesnier was hired in 1979 by first lady Rosalynn Carter and retired during the George W. Bush administration. “Over the 25 years I’ve been here, I’ve noticed that Democrats usually eat more than Republicans,” Mesnier said. “I’ve also observed that if the guests are mostly ladies, they will usually eat more pastries than men.”

First lady Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks with White House pastry chef Roland Mesnier and assistant Franette McCulloch as she shows off their gingerbread house creation made of 80 pounds of gingerbread in December 1997.Mesnier grew up in Bonnay, a village in eastern France, in a family of nine children and began his career as an apprentice at age 14.

 

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