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Chef Roland Mesnier

26 years of White House service to five American Presidents

Chef Roland Mesnier

26 years of White House service to five American Presidents

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Life at the White House

I hope you will enjoy spending time on my website looking at pictures and reading a bit about U.S. Presidential history and life at the White House.

Chef Roland stands for a photo with President Jimmy Carter and First Lady Rosalyn Carter who hired Roland in 1979.
New to the White House, Pastry Chef Roland presents a chocolate easter egg to Presidential daughter Amy Carter and the Carter’s grandson, James.
Roland consults with Nancy Reagan on an upcoming event.

President Reagan blows out candles on a birthday cake in the shape of a star – a happy, private moment shared with the First Family
A quiet moment in the White House garden before serving the world leaders of the day
Celebrating Christmas with George H.W. and Barbara Bush

Celebrating Christmas with George H.W. and Barbara Bush
Chef Roland shares a Christmas moment with George H. W. Bush
Chef Roland works with White House colleagues in the Camp David kitchen.

Chef Roland proudly stands with First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton in a portrait of White House staff.
Bill Clinton looks fondly at a replica of his boyhood home in Arkansas made completely out of gingerbread.
Roland and the Clinton Family at Christmas

Roland and the Clinton Family at Christmas
Chef Roland at home in the White House kitchen.
Roland serves a celebration cake in honor of the Clinton’s wedding anniversary.

Roland and Hillary Clinton pose for a photo with the gingerbread village of Washington, DC, created in celebration of the Millenium
Chef Roland demonstrates gingerbread techniques to an HGTV film crew for their annual White House Holiday Special
Roland attends a press conference with Laura Bush to answer questions about the annual holiday gingerbread

Roland attends a press conference with Laura Bush to answer questions about the annual holiday gingerbread
Chef Roland blows sugar in the White House pastry kitchen
Posing with George and Laura Bush at Christmas.

Roland prepares pulled sugar flowers as garnish for the Kenyan State Dinner dessert on October, 6, 2003, his last State Dinner as White House Pastry Chef.
A day of mixed emotions, Roland’s retirement party with George and Laura Bush, 2004.

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About Chef Roland

From my beginning as a young baker’s apprentice in France to the grandeur of London; from the shores of Bermuda to the steps of the White House, I have had the privilege of serving my sweet creations to hundreds of thousands of guests from around the world. Read More…

Quotes about Chef Roland

The finest pleasures we enjoyed

Roland Mesnier’s desserts were some of the finest pleasures we enjoyed in the White House.
—Rosalyn Carter
2016-03-24T15:54:51+00:00
Roland Mesnier’s desserts were some of the finest pleasures we enjoyed in the White House. —Rosalyn Carter
https://www.chefrolandmesnier.com/testimonials/the-finest-pleasures-we-enjoyed/

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