![]() One of the club’s original service projects was providing wedding flowers for brides unable to afford the luxury of flowers. You might not see the connection between gardening and pastry, but the Kilmarnock Garden Club, founded in 1967, has a long history of giving back to the community. These days he’s almost as busy writing cookbooks, giving talks, judging pastry competitions and helping raise money for worthy causes. This is the man who was initially hired by First Lady Rosalyn Carter and went on to become the longest-tenured chef, pastry or otherwise, in the history of the White House, retiring in 2006. It’s not just that the French-born Mesnier worked at London’s Savoy, Paris’s The Four Seasons Hotel GeorgeV and the Princess Bermuda resort before moving to the USA to work as the Homestead’s pastry chef. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Sponsored by the Kilmarnock Garden Club, “Beyond the Rose Garden: A Conversation with Roland Mesnier, the White House Pastry Chef to Five Presidents” takes place Apat 2:00 pm at Good Luck Cellars winery. Looking for a recipe for a guaranteed good time? Take one part philanthropy, mix in a dash of celebrity chef culture, stir in wine, cheese, and sweets, and you’ve got the makings of the Northern Neck’s hottest spring happening. ![]()
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