[Stoves] News (22 Sept 16): Obama awards National Humanities Medal to Chef Jose Anders

[Traveller]

Anil:

Great chefs don't necessarily make money cooking meals in restaurants, even
their own. They make money - and name - being on TV shows and signing up
with money-spinning ventures like GACC.

Promoting solar cooking in Las Vegas may not bring much of either. There is
competition from youngsters. 7 Arrested at 'Pancakes Not Pipelines' Protest
at FERC
<http://www.ecowatch.com/7-arrested-at-pancakes-not-pipelines-protest-at-ferc-1882199188.html>
Beyond
Extreme Energy 24 March 2016.

Obama probably honored Chef Jose Anders to curry (!) favor with the
Latinos. Next year, I am sure Bill will saunter over to Bombay Club
<http://bombayclubdc.com/>, within walking distance of the White House, or
sister Rasika <http://www.rasikarestaurant.com/> (10 blocks away), Hillary
in tow.
Why Hillary Clinton eats a hot pepper every single day
<https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/food/why-hillary-clinton-eats-a-hot-pepper-every-single-day/2016/06/18/a8cbb5bc-2f16-11e6-9de3-6e6e7a14000c_story.html>
Washington
Post 16 June 2016.

Nikhil



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On Thu, Sep 29, 2016 at 11:47 PM, nari phaltan <nariphaltan at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I am surprised that it took so long for a President of United States
> to honor a great chef. After all throughout the ages it has been
> commonly known that the path to Nirvana goes through stomach!
> http://www.huffingtonpost.in/dr-anil-k-rajvanshi/soul-food-
> spirituality-and-the-enjoyment-of-eating/
>
> Cheers.
>
> Anil
>
> On 9/29/16, Traveller <miata98 at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Anil Rajvanshi should celebrate!
> >
> > "José Andrés.  (Applause.)  The 2015 National Humanities Medal to José
> > Andrés for cultivating our palates and shaping our culture.  He has
> > introduced new and vibrant ingredients to our nation, whether through his
> > innovative techniques in the kitchen, his work on clean cooking
> technology
> > and access to education, or the inspiration he provides to new Americans.
> >  (Applause.)
> > "Remarks by the President at the Presentation of the 2015 National Medals
> > of the Arts and Humanities
> > <https://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2016/09/22/
> remarks-president-presentation-2015-national-medals-arts-and-humanities>
> > 22
> > September 2016
> >
> > Salute, sirs.
> >
> > Eating out is a cook's dream. A chef has a matching dream - to feed the
> > hungry.
> >
> > Chef Anders is a "Cooking Ambassador" for GACC.
> >
> > More on Jose Andres here
> > <https://www.neh.gov/about/awards/national-humanities-
> medals/jos%C3%A9-andr%C3%A9s>.
> > I wish I could cook on naval ships like he did. (Even with solid fuels,
> so
> > long as there are enough vents.)
> >
> > I have visited Zaytinya once. Expensive but impressive.
> >
> > Washington has many opportunities to wine-dine-and-shine while saving the
> > poor and the planet. (I didn't get any of that, though I made similar
> > claims and will readily make them, with some footnotes.)
> >
> > I remember peeking in a UN Foundation gala at the Willard
> Intercontinental
> > party to honor Prof. Mohammed Yunus. The poor can make you so rich.
> >
> > **
> >
> > Chef Anders wrote a blog on White House website A Cooking Revolution: How
> > Clean Energy and Cookstoves Are Saving Lives
> > <https://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2016/06/07/cooking-
> revolution-how-clean-energy-and-cookstoves-are-saving-lives>.
> > June 7, 2016
> >
> > "Are saving lives?" Such claims are face-saving lies. This was serving a
> > fine dessert full of air - "Chef José Andrés explains what President
> Obama,
> > Prime Minister Modi, and advocates like himself are doing to save lives
> and
> > combat climate change through cooking."
> >
> > My dear prime minister is spending billions of dollars to make LPG and
> > electric cooking affordable to the masses. The US president is funding
> EPA
> > and NIH about $37 million each (as and when authorized by the Congress).
> >
> > Chef Andres Jose Andres Is On A Clean Cookstoves Mission - He'll debut
> > Sunny Day with solar cooking in Vegas
> > <http://www.foodrepublic.com/2014/10/24/jose-andres-is-on-
> a-clean-cookstoves-mission/>
> > (24
> > October 2014).
> >
> > Real competition for biomass stoves.
> >
> > Nikhil
> >
>
>
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