[填空题]Kitchen duties may have traditionally been viewed as women’s work, but not at the White House. Until now: Cristeta Comerford has been named executive chef (厨师).
After an (47) six-month search, first lady Laura Bush announced Sunday that Comerford was chosen from hundreds of (48) to head the executive kitchen. A naturalized US citizen from the Philippines, she will be the first woman and first (49) to hold the post. The 42-year-old Comerford has been an assistant chef at the White House for 10 years. She worked under former executive chef Walter Scheib Ⅲ, who (50) in February.
Scheib said Sunday that Comerford was (51) the best assistant he had in his 30-year career and is a wonderful choice to take over. He said she is a great cook with an artistic eye and a calm manner that can (52) the pressure cooker (高压锅) in the White House kitchen.
Comerford has a bachelor’s degree in Food Technology from the Un