The Chicago Tribune has confirmation from Iron Chef America that the veggies that were used on the show were not from the White House garden, despite months of ads saying that was the case.
The Trib’s Kevin Pang included this comment: “Due to the production delay between the shoot at the White House and the shoot at Food Network, the produce used in Kitchen Stadium during the ‘Super Chef Battle’ was not actually from the White House garden,” said Food Network spokeswoman Lisa Krueger in a statement to The Talk.
Lynn Sweet at AOL’s Politics Daily blog had the story first.
It’s too bad. That’ll be my last Iron Chef. I’m a fan of “reality” shows and am willing to significantly suspend my disbelief instinct in the name of entertainment. But this switcheroo crosses a line for this Farmgirl.
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