White House Pastry Chef Bill Yosses, who has been referred to as “the Crustmaster” by President Obama (due to his mouthwatering range of Thanksgiving pies) has announced that he will leave 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue this June and join his husband in New York. Yosses, a native of Ohio, has a traditional french background and eventually landed in New York. He began his career at the White House in 2007, hired by First Lady Laura Bush. One of his most notable works during his tenure has been his interpretation of the White House gingerbread house, a holiday tradition began by First Lady Patricia Nixon. Yosses interpreted this holiday favorite each year to be a White House chocolate house. He would often use actually blueprints to create his cookie replicas of the Executive Mansion, some that would weigh in to be more than 400 pounds.
