Michelle Obama, White House Garden Guest-Star on ‘Iron Chef’

Michelle Obama has made the White House garden emblematic of her cause to help Americans cultivate better eating habits, and on Sunday, the “FLOTUS” showed viewers of “Iron Chef” how her garden grows, as she and her vegetable patch made cameo appearances on the popular cooking show.  —KA

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The show’s famous “secret ingredient” was to come from the White House vegetable garden and celebrity chefs on the program included Bobby Flay, Mario Batali and Emeril Lagasse. Celebrity judges on the Alton Brown-hosted program included author/chef Nigella Lawson, actress Jane Seymour and Olympic swimmer Natalie Coughlin.

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Watch a clip from Sunday’s show below:

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This still image from Sunday’s episode of “Iron Chef” shows host Alton Brown, left, with Michelle Obama and chef Mario Batali at the White House.