Outside the Lunch Box

Season 7, Episode 2 -  Air Date: 6/23/2010
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Synopsis

The chefs are asked to do their part to help end childhood obesity and support First Lady Michelle Obama‘s "Let‘s Move!" national initiative by serving a healthy lunch at a local middle school. Guest Judge: White House chef Sam Kass

‘Top Chef DC‘ Goes Back to School

There are still too many chefs to keep track of (insert "too many cooks in the kitchen" joke here). Sam Kass, White House chef guy, stands next to Padma and we all knew this day would come, so why not sooner than later?  For the Quickfire, the chefs make "bi-partisandwiches" for Padma and Sam . . . wearing aprons that are tied together! Tim and I both love this, and he puts it best: "who got high and came up with this idea?" Angelo, my least favorite sandwich shop owner, is teamed up with Tracy, one of my favorite contestants. They prove to be a two-headed chef to be reckoned with by winning (Angelo is three for three now, and growing on me).  Sam Kass says that this challenge shows how difficult it is to form consensus. No, it showed how difficult it is to make a sandwich tied to someone else with only one hand.  
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