Yes, it's true. The personal cook for the Obama family in Chicago was elevated to White House adviser!

In a comical move even for a czar-happy president who has rewarded dozens of cronies with distinguished titles, the White House has named the Obama's personal Chicago cook as "Senior Policy Adviser for Healthy Food Initiatives."

It's no joke, even though is sounds like a bad one. The Chicago chef's rapid ascension, reported this week by a conservative Washington D.C. newspaper, has been kept under the radar for the last month. Sam Kass went from being a 20-something, Windy City gourmet cook-privately paid by the Obama's to feed them-to big-time White House adviser in a matter of months.

But the White House refuses to disclose what Kass is paid!