NBC's two-part TV special on life Inside The Obama White House aired on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. Part one was all about food, with host Brian Williams going so far as to declare "The White House leads the Western World in candy consumption!" Part two wasn't quite as thrillingly laden with Chowbama commentary, but on the website for the show, there's an awesome mini film, and most of it is Assistant Chef and Food Initiative Coordinator Sam Kass, harvesting leafy greens in the White House Kitchen Garden. Chef Kass says that about 80 pounds of produce has come out of the garden to date, which has been used in the White House, as well as given to local soup kitchen Miriam's Kitchen."This came straight from the First Lady," Mr. Kass tells his unseen interviewer, in response to a question on the origins of the White House Kitchen Garden. "It was a logical step."
After the garden tour, the camera crew follows Mr. Kass back to the kitchen, where Executive Chef Cris Comerford is making Sea Bass and fresh greens for the President's dinner.
"This is a typical dinner for the President," Ms. Comerford says.
(In pic above, at right, Mr. Kass in the WH kitchen, prepping for the Congressional Spouses lunch; the greens are from the garden)
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