Genesee Country Village & Museum’s major annual fundraiser, the 2007 Whirl, promises to be the best yet as our Exhibition Hall is transformed into the State Dining Room at the White House on Saturday, June 9, 2007   in honor of this year’s theme, Hail to the Chief…Hail to the Chef. Meet our new President and CEO, Peter S. Arnold during our Presidential Reception at 5:30 p.m. State Dinner will be served at 7:00 p.m.  

Tickets are just $100 per person or $1,000 for a table of ten.    This will be an incredible evening complete with a musical program by members of the Brighton Symphony Orchestra, led by David Leung, associate conductor. Meet former White House chef Walter Scheib, who served two presidents and thousands of innovative meals for 11 years.   Mingle with some of the nation's most famous 19th-century presidents and their first ladies .   Dine on a sumptuous variety of their favorite dishes, which graced the tables of the Executive Mansion . Pose for a photographic keepsake of this memorable event .   You will also have an opportunity to bid on many sensational live and silent auction items.  

Please call (585)538-6822 or email whirl@gcv.org to make your reservations today .   Additional information is available online at www.gcv.org under Programs and Events.

About Walter Scheib

Walter Scheib served as the White House Executive Chef from 1994-2005. He coauthored

In April 1994, after a lengthy application and screening process, Walter Scheib became the chef to America’s chief executive and the First Family.   First Lady Hillary Clinton, impressed by the comprehensive spa menu Scheib had developed for the Greenbrier resort, as well as his highlighting of American cuisine, personally hired Scheib. For 11 years, he prepared everything from simple family meals to elaborate and formal State Dinners.   His culinary creations dazzled and delighted White House guests including Nelson Mandela, Emperor Aikihito, Jacques Chirac, Boris Yeltsin, Vaclav Havel, Lady Diana Spencer, Tony Blair, Vicente Fox, and others, not to mention the thousands of congressional members, journalists, and other House visitors who got to know his food.

A highlight of Scheib’s White House achievement was his creation of a distinctly American repertoire for the nation’s First House.   He continues to speak with eloquence and pride about America’s bounty today, praising the artisan cheese makers, green grocers, mushroom foragers, master bread makers, fishermen, ranchers, and farmers who have helped our national market basket evolve, and make quality cooking more accessible than ever.   In fact, Scheib believes that by using just a few excellent ingredients, anyone can make a perfect meal with very little formal training.

The American Chef™ is the name Scheib has taken for his new corporation. In the few short months since he returned to private life, Scheib founded The American Chef™, the company through which he shares his knowledge of the development of American cuisine at the White House, as well as White House remembrances, with audiences across the country.    His special events aim to bring together business leaders, using group cooking as a method of team bonding.   They also offer home entertainers and party planners unique approaches to special events.   For cooking schools, cooking demonstrations and lectures, Scheib teaches classes ranging from State Dinner Secrets to throwing a White House Birthday Party.

About Genesee Country Village & Museum

Genesee Country Village & Museum offers various membership levels, each providing assorted benefits. Members become partners in our mission to preserve and interpret America’s rich history.