Barack Obama, Restaurant Critic

by Kat Kinsman, Posted Jan 5th 2009 @ 6:15PM

While President Elect Barack Obama's dining budget may have scaled up a tad since '01, the then State Senator was already a passionate fan of food. Enjoy this clip of the soon to be Foodie-in-Chief on a never-aired episode of WTTW's "Check Please," extolling the virtues of the johnnycakes, peach cobbler and Southern sampler at Chicago's Dixie Kitchen and Bait Shop.

The "lost" episode will air on WTTW twice on January 16th, again on the 18th and once more on January 20th, the day of Obama's inauguration.

[via: YouTube]

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Filed Under: Television/Film, Ingredients, Celebrities
Tags: barack obama, BarackObama, chicago, chicago food, ChicagoFood, comfort food, corncakes, dixie kitchen, DixieKitchen, kat kinsman, KatKinsman

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1-07-2009 @7:20AM LYNN said... FROM THE SIZE OF HER, MICHELLE WOULD HAVE MADE A BETTER FOOD CRITIC.. SHE LOOKS LIKE SHE CAN PACK IT DOWN... SHE'S HUGE, NO TINY JACKIE O THERE!
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1-07-2009 @8:44AM JB said... HowObamaGotElected.com....HowObamaGotElected.com.....

As of this morning (01/07/09) at 8:07 AM EST, over 1,879,180 have visited HowObamaGotElected.com -- and discovered how MR. HUSSEIN was "SELECTED" Supreme Ruler of The Divided Socialist States of America....................

Be prepared to become extremely pissed off as you watch.
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1-07-2009 @9:12AM Kathy said... And this makes him qualified to be president??? Go figure. This country is doomed
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1-07-2009 @10:42AM Allison said... What’s with all the presidential bashing? The election is over move on...

What’s really scary is what you put in your mouth....I just found this

6 Food Labels That Could Deceive You

http://www.curiousread.com/2008/10/6-food-labels-that-could-deceive-you.html

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1-07-2009 @11:19AM Sheri said... Obama was so adorable then and he's still adorable now! It's an honor for this man to serve as our president. Physical atrractiveness and brilliance; what a stunning combination! Ahhhhh.....
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1-07-2009 @11:32AM H said... Yeah that comment about Michelle being huge she's probably hell smaller than you Lynn....Get on with your life....Barak is in move on with your life like all of us will be too...
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1-07-2009 @11:46AM jesusfreak said... Wow and you guys thought we made Bush into the new messiah. At least we didn't hang on every word he said every day of our GD lives.
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1-07-2009 @12:49PM Carol said... HeyLynn, It's obvious to me that you are jealous of Michelle Obama. She is everything you are not and more. You probably sit in front of your computer eating and "spreading". As well as emptying your sick brain of the garbage it has in it like hate, fear and jealousy. Get your eyes checked, Michelle is well proportioned for her height, she is "fit" and healthly. Can you say the same? Lynn, you might think about getting a life. Or did you life begin when the Obamas came on the scene? If bashing them is your life, you might as well stop living!!
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