re: White House Chef writes book of 32 years of service

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Le Cordon Bleu (is that even a real school

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and that they would find “marijuana butts” when they cleaned up after him.

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He writes that the queen visited George W. Bush at the White House in April 2008. (Bush’s state dinner honoring the queen was held in May 2007.) After claiming he was in charge of the evening’s desserts, he writes that “there were four chefs working the dinner: Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay, Emma [sic] Lagasse, and me.”

(White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford has held that position since 2005 and would have been in charge of the dinner.)

After the dinner, Seaton recalls, Queen Elizabeth met the chefs.

“Master Chef, do you think it’s possible that I could get the recipe for your dessert?” she asked.

“‘Yes, Your Majesty,’ I said as I raised my eyes to meet hers, ‘but you don’t have enough money.’

“‘What?’ The Queen asked.

“President Bush looked at the others and me very quickly as if to say, Oh, Lord, we’re in trouble now.

“Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, laughed because he thought it was funny.

“‘Your Majesty, there is a credit card called Visa,’ I said.”

It goes on for a while, making it probably the longest chat the queen has ever had with a nonroyal.

He goes on to say that he joked with her, playfully mocking Bush in front of him, and that he asked her for a trip to England to cook for her.

A few days later, he says, “a black Suburban pulled up at the front curb of the house. The Secret Service and the FBI were in the car. It was curious because in the hands of one of the Secret Servicemen, was a tape recorder and an envelope.

“?‘Are you Master Chef Ronnie Seaton,’ the Secret Serviceman said, ‘please show your ID’

“I pulled out my Identification and credential and showed it to him. He then told me that they had a letter they wanted me to read, and then they would tape my response. I opened the letter from President George Bush.

“‘I George Bush, Jr. have a directive that Master Chef Ronnie Seaton will travel to Buckingham Palace in London, England December 19 and cook the Queen’s Christmas dinner. What is your response?’?”

Soon after, he writes, he found himself cooking at Buckingham Palace for the queen, and she loved it so much she sought him out.

“I knelt down, and the Queen lifted the gold sword about two feet long with precious stones lining the handles. ‘I Queen Elizabeth the Second of Buckingham Palace of London, England dub thee Lord Master Chef Ronnie Seaton, Sir. Rise and meet your public.’

“I looked up at her and asked, ‘What did you just do?’

“‘I Knighted you. You are now a Knight of my realm.’

“‘But I’m not from England, Your Majesty,’ I cried.

“‘Your meal was so impressive that I had to do this for you.’?”

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Okay, which one of you is pulling this stunt?

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Seaton's grandmother, Willie Mae Seaton, ran a neighborhood restaurant in New Orleans called Willie Mae's Scotch House. The restaurateur received a James Beard Award in 2005, and became a national celebrity, best known for her fried chicken. Presidents and dignitaries, including former First Lady Laura Bush and President Barack Obama, visited her Treme restaurant.

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he has persuaded a small Christian press, Heritage Builders, to publish his book

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