Monday: First Lady Michelle Obama & Chefs On "The Nate Berkus Show"

An interview with Mrs. Obama, a Kitchen Garden tour, a lesson in healthy cooking...
UPDATE: Videos are here
First Lady Michelle Obama, Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford, and Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives Sam Kass are all featured in a special episode of NBC daytimer "The Nate Berkus Show," which will air on Monday, Nov. 7. It's the first time all have been on the show. Host Berkus, an interior designer, took his crew to film at the White House during the October 5th Fall Harvest of the Kitchen Garden, according to an East Wing spokesman. (Above: Mrs. Obama and Berkus on the South Lawn)

Berkus has an "exclusive interview" with Mrs. Obama, and she'll talk about the Let's Move! campaign: "Nate joins the First Lady on the South Lawn for her only interview in daytime about how viewers can change the way their families eat – today!" notes the press release.

Berkus also tours the Kitchen Garden with Kass, and visits the kitchen for a lesson in healthy cooking from Comerford: "Cook a five star meal that’s fit for your First Family!" Check your local listings for showtimes.



Lots of White House Kitchen TV last week...
Click here to watch videos of Kass giving Kitchen Garden tours last week, during a special media day at the White House. Comerford and two other chefs were featured on the"Today" show last Friday, thanks to losing a collective 75 pounds. Mrs. Obama's forthcoming book, "American Grown," is about the Kitchen Garden, and will be released in April of 2012. The 2011 Fall Harvest is included in the book, too.

*Photo courtesy of NBC/The Nate Berkus Show

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Michelle Obama, White House Chefs On "The Nate Berkus Show" In November

Design master has "exclusive interview" with First Lady...
First Lady Michelle Obama, Senior Policy Advisor for Healthy Food Initiatives Sam Kass, and Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford will all be featured on NBC daytimer "The Nate Berkus Show" on Monday, Nov. 7, the production company announced today. It's the first time all have been on the show. Berkus is an interior designer beloved by Obama pal Oprah Winfrey, who produces the show, and he took his crew to film at the White House during the October 5th Fall Harvest of the Kitchen Garden, according to an East Wing spokesman. (Above: Mrs. Obama in action during the event)

Berkus has an "exclusive interview" about healthy eating with Mrs. Obama: "Nate joins the First Lady on the South Lawn for her only interview in daytime about how viewers can change the way their families eat – today!" notes the publicity announcement.

Berkus tours the White House Kitchen Garden with Kass, and then visits the kitchen for a lesson in healthy cooking from Comerford. It's part of the pre-launch for Mrs. Obama's forthcoming book, "American Grown."

The episode announcement has plenty of exclamation points:

"Nate makes a trip to the most recognized home in America to pay a visit to First Lady Michelle Obama in a daytime television exclusive! He joins the First Lady to celebrate the White House's "Fall Harvest Festival" and teach viewers how they can fill their homes, backyards and kitchens with healthy food for their families.

First up, a tour of the White House vegetable garden only for Nate's viewers with Assistant White House Chef, Sam Kass – get the inside scoop about what's on the First Family's dinner plates and how everyone at home can start their own gardens, too.

Next, the White House's longtime Executive Chef, Cristeta Comerford, spends time with Nate in the White House kitchen – learn how to cook a meal that's fit for the First Family! Then, Nate joins the First Lady on the South Lawn for her only interview in daytime about how viewers can change the way their families eat – today!"
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*Photo by Helena Bottemiller for Obama Foodorama

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