Hurrah!! Susan Barocas, April Fulton, Nora Pouillon, Ruth Gresser, Carla Hall, Susan Soorenko and CiCi Williamson

Susan Barocas prepared the White House Seder for the third time in as many years for President Obama's family and their guests on Thursday, April 28.  Click here to read more.
This article was posted on Huffington Post just hours before Susan was invited to make another encore culinary performance at the White House. Click here for the full article.  
 
April Fulton was a featured speaker at the second annual Food Tank Summit held on April 24 and 25 at American University. Nora Pouillon hosted The Summit's Bright Spots reception and dinner to kick off the event.
 
Ruth Gresser completed her term as president of Women Chef and Restaurateurs' at its annual conference in Los Angeles on April 18.
 
Carla Hall hosted the 2016 James Beard Foundation Awards in Chicago, May 2.
 
Susan Soorenko's Moorenko's Ice Cream is going into 93 Safeway markets in the MD/DC/VA area, as well as all Balducci's and Kings markets. It also is creating some exclusive new flavors for Whole Foods markets in the Mid-Atlantic region in addition to its Balsamic and Fig.

Culinary historian, CiCi Williamson, was interviewed Monday, April 11 by CNN about whether Obama is America's first foodie president. In fact, President Thomas Jefferson, an aficionado of fine European foods as a result of his extensive travels throughout France and Italy, introduced ice cream, macaroni, Parmesan cheese, champagne, and crème brûlée to our young country. CNN air date TBA.