Michelle Obama judges 'Top Chef' to promote healthy eating

Washington, Feb 11 (ANI): Michelle Obama judged a 'Top Chef' cooking competition in Dallas on Friday as part of her three-day national tour to celebrate the second anniversary of her Let's Move campaign.

Obama joined White House chef Sam Kass and 'Top Chef' host Tom Colicchio as judges in a televised competition that paired child sous-chefs with professional chef - all former contestants on the Bravo television show. Fabio Viviani, Jennifer Carroll and Spike Mendelsohn were the celebrity chef contestants.

Before the event started, Obama asked the kids 'Are you fired enough?'

"The whole point of this is making sure you're healthy," Politico quoted her as saying.

At the end of the half-hour competition, the three chefs-student teams produced whole-wheat turkey tacos, homemade applesauce and an arugula, carrot and avocado salad. The three judges were unable to declare a winner, declaring that all three teams won.

Obama said that the point in the judges' decision was that when great chefs are paired with schools "everybody wins".

Dallas local news site Pegasus News reported that the Top Chef taping was part of a Bravo show called "Life After Chef", a spin-off of the popular cooking series. (ANI)