at some point they invited chef mesnier down for a tour of the white house.cause he is a kid from france, smalltown france. i believe is of the population was 140 people or something. and here he is at the white house of the united states of america, and it so happens that on that day prime minister margaret thatcher was also giving a press conference or there was something going on in the white house gardens, and so he had an opportunity to see her as well, and so he was just absolutely overwhelmed and amazed at how far he had gone. long story short, he got an opportunity to sit down and speak with mrs carter. she talked about what it was that she was looking for. one of the things he told her he would do with that he would make the deserts and the pastries very healthy because she was obviously was and still is a beautiful woman, very fed, and so he was kind of playing off that idea. he also jogged so he was kind of playing off that idea. he alsojogged in the interview, "i was pretty good back in those days as well!" and hejoked good back in those days as w

roland mesnier, the famous white house pastry chef, has died at the age of 78.us presidents. he told us tv presenter jeff weeks one of his stories about working for the family of former president jimmy carter. mrs carter had brought with herfrom georgia a recipe of a cheese ring that asked us to have it on every buffet, every time. that was the signature carter dish. and the recipe, you had to use the stinkier cheese that you could find and mix them together, put some anchovy with it and all sort of different things. and then, you made a ring — build it like a ring inside of a mould, and then you unmoulded it. and in the middle, you put strawberryjam. now, the funniest thing, mrs carter always checked if this thing was on the table. it was! but nobody ever touched it. nobody ever ate it? chuckles. what we did, we would just put it back into the freezer and bring it back out every buffet. i think the same cheese ring lasted four years. laughs. and if you would go to the white house today, you may still find one somewhere in the freezer! earlier, i spoke tojeff we

and roland mesnier, the famous white house pastry chef, has died at the age of 78.he french born confectioner spent 27 years, serving five united states presidents. now on bbc news, the bbc�*s mariko oi travels across japan to see what impact new funding may have on tech and explores whether it has the potential to be asia's silicon valley. home of nintendo and the bullet train, japan was once a pioneer in innovation, but then fresh global competition emerged. i'm heading home to meet the next generation of entrepreneurs across a country where starting your own business wasn't always seen as an ideal career choice. for many areas, start—ups have kind of disadvantages injapan, but from now it'll be changed. the government is putting its weight behind this and has tapped into its huge pension fund, worth $1.5 trillion, hoping to increase the number of starters by ten fold over the next five years. they want to encourage a spirit of enterprise in every corner of the land. i've come to tokushima. it's a bit of a backwater, and hasn't got a reputation of being a thriving

roland mesnier, the veteran white house pastry chef, has died at the age of 78. french—born confectioner spent 27 years serving five us presidents. he built his reputation in large hotels across the world before he was hired by first lady rosalynn carter in 1979. now on bbc news, dateline london. hello and welcome to the programme which brings together some of the best—known british commentators and correspondents who write, blog, podcast and broadcast to audiences back home from the dateline london. this week, britain's elusive prime minister turns up in ukraine, as the country marks six months since the war began. we now know in the uk how much energy bills will rise from october, but not what the new prime minister will do when they take over. where has power gone in the uk? where's it going in the united states? and in australia, how come much of it ended up in the hands of just one man? and even his his friends aren't happy about it. to discuss all of that, in the studio, we have latika bourke, a correspondent for the australian newspapers the age and the sy

roland mesnier, the veteran white house pastry chef, has died at the age of 78.he french—born confectioner spent 27 years serving five us presidents. he built his reputation in large hotels across the world before he was hired by first lady, rosalynn carter, in 1979. now on bbc news, it's hardtalk with stephen sackur. welcome to hardtalk, i'm stephen sackur. not only has ukraine been irrevocably changed by vladimir putin's military aggression, so has russia. putin has used the conflict to crack down harder on dissent and instil an ever more strident brand of nationalism that made life in moscow unbearable for my guest today. pinchas goldschmidt was chief rabbi of moscow till he fled from russia and left his post. his fate has exposed the scale of widerjewish flight from russia and divisions within thejewish community. why is this war deepening jewish anxiety? rabbi pinchas goldschmidt in jerusalem, welcome to hardtalk. hi, stephen. thank you for inviting me to hardtalk. it's the second time with you. it's the second time and it's a pleasure to have you back on th

. >>> today w >>> today we learned of the death of roland mesnier who served five presidents, whippingor over a quarter century has the white house house executive pastry chef. he died in virginia of complications from cancer. he was 78. >>> we want to show you body cam police video from boston harbor, because it shows the rescue of a stranded father and son clinging soon a cooler. officers responded to a call of a boat sinking earlier this week. as rescuers approached, the son pleaded with officers to save his ear-d fatr first. tonight both men are said to be okay. >>> right now there is a mega millions mystery. the winner of last month's $1.3 billion prize has yet to claim it. a speedway gas station in des plaines, illinois, just outside chicago, sold the winning ticket. the winner can remain anonymous and now has 11 months to contact officials before losing all the money. >>> next for you on the "cbs weekend news," the ballpark where some of the biggest cheers are for the bat dog. biggest cheers are for the bat dog. ask your doctor about breztri. breztri gives you better breathing,

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roland mesnier, the famous white house pastry chef, has died at the age of 78.lind carter was influential in him getting hisjob. mrs carter played a huge part in it. he was working at a very exclusive resort in virginia, in hot springs, virginia. many of the people in the carter administration would visit that result from time to time and word got around that mrs carter was looking for a pastry chef. so at some point they invited him down for a tour of the white house. to hear him tell the story it was overwhelming because here is a kid from a small town in france, he said the population was like 140 folks or something, and here he is at the white house in the united states of america. and it so happens on that particular day the prime minister margaret thatcher was giving a press conference, or there was something going on in the white house gardens, and so he had had an opportunity to see her as well and he was absolutely overwhelmed and amazed at how far he had come. anyway, to make a long story short, he eventually got an opportunity to sit down and speak wi