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mr. kass:hello. welcome to the secondannual kids' state dinner. we are so excited to be here. this white house is filled withbrilliant young chefs who have cooked the mostdelicious, healthy meals that i have ever tasted. we could not be more thrilled, and we're going to geta chance to meet them. but we are doing this inpartnership with epicurious

and usda and department of edto help inspire kids and families across the nationto cook healthy food as part of the first lady'slet's move initiative. and we have seen thousandsof recipes from all across the country that were tested, narrowed down totwo per each state. and then with some youngjudges and some older judges, we tasted over 100 dishes,which is no small feat to do in a couple of hours.

and our winners arehere with us today. so, without further ado, i thinkwe should start meeting some of these brilliant young people,because they are so adorable. so first up,who do we have here? come on over here. what's your name? john brightfelder:john brightfelder. mr. kass:john brightfelder. and where are you from?

john brightfelder:new canaan, connecticut. mr. kass:from connecticut. nice. so tell us whatyou cooked today. john brightfelder:quinoa risottowith kale and shrimp. mr. kass:quinoa risotto withkale and shrimp. now, i remember this dish,and i got to vouch for it. it was phenomenal. and do you do a lot of cooking?

john brightfelder:yeah. mr. kass:yeah? and is this one of yourfavorite dishes to cook? mr. kass:nice. and so now you're eatinga lot of vegetables, huh? john brightfelder:(affirmative) did you meet thefirst lady already? and i talked to her. mr. kass:you talked to her?

what did you say? john brightfelder:that she -- thatmy teacher in new canaan, mrs. hinkel, said she was thebest first lady of all time. mr. kass:wow! you heard it here first: the best first ladyof all time. i agree with her. so have so muchfun in there, okay? and we'll see you in there.

all right. take care. who's next? the best first lady of all time. how about that? how are you? emma kay:my name's emma kay. mr. kass:emma kay. where are you from?

emma kay:i'm from arkansas. mr. kass:from arkansas. okay. so what'd you cook today? emma kay:i cooked a confetti spring rollwith orange cilantro sauce. mr. kass:a confetti spring roll. absolutely delicious. and is this one ofyour favorite dishes? emma kay:yes.

mr. kass:is it? and do you do a lot ofcooking with your parents? and are you goingto do even more now? emma kay:huh? mr. kass:are you going to doeven more cooking now? emma kay:totally. mr. kass:totally! yes! well, have a greattime in there,

and we'll see you in a minute. bye. tanya steel:hey, how are you? mr. kass:this is the hero who'shelped make it happen. thank you so much forall that you've done. tanya steel:thank you for allthat you've done. mr. kass:and epicurious hasbeen leading the way, helping to make thisnow two in a row and -- tanya steel:that's right.

mr. kass:-- hopefully forever more. tanya steel:oh, amen to that. mr. kass:so tell me, like what inspiredyou to help put this together and what has it beenfor you and for epicurious? tanya steel:i think it's beenmore inspiring and more empowering for kidsthan i ever imagined. it's certainly more inspiringfor me, and i think, you know, just when the first ladycame into office and said, "we got to do this.

we got to raise some awareness." and you came on andsaid, "let's go." i mean, with let's move,it's been an incredible thing. kids are really inspired. they're into kale, they're intosalmon, they're into quinoa, they're into greek yogurt. every recipe this year --greek yogurt in everything. mr. kass:i know. it was a big trend.

mr. kass:quinoa, too, was everywhere. unbelievable. i mean, i cannot spell quinoa. i don't know about you,but i can never remember how to spell it, so. mr. kass:last year there wasa lot of strawberries. but we saw a shiftin the trends. (laughs) actually we can now follow foodtrends via these recipes, so.

mr. kass:yes, that's true. tanya steel:yeah. mr. kass:well, thank you so muchfor your leadership. tanya, you've been an amazinghero for all this work, and it means so much to us. tanya steel:thank you so much sam. mr. kass:this is just goingto be thrilling. well, thank you somuch for everything. mr. kass:my pleasure.

see you in there. who is next? what is your name? cecily:cecily. mr. kass:cecily. cecily:provo, utah. mr. kass:from utah! and what did you cook today? cecily:i made lettuce cups, buti call them lucky lettuce cups.

mr. kass:they are lucky lettuce cups. do they bring you good luck? cecily:(affirmative) mr. kass:and what do you put inthose lucky lettuce cups? cecily:there's brown rice, chicken,zucchini, scallions, and pepper. there's ginger and alot of other vegetables. and what's yourfavorite vegetable? cecily:probably the zucchini. i'm a big fan of zucchini.

the first lady growszucchini in the garden. did you just get to meet her? cecily:yes. mr. kass:how was that? cecily:it was really cool. mr. kass:she's pretty nice, huh? cecily:(affirmative) yeah. mr. kass:well, we are so proud of you and your lucky lettucecups were delicious.

so have fun in there, okay? cecily:okay. thank you. mr. kass:you're welcome. come on. look at this stylishyoung fellow. how's it going? corbin:corbin. mr. kass:corbin.

corbin:charleston, south carolina. mr. kass:charleston -- lookat how they do it in charleston, south carolina. now that's style,if i've ever seen it. corbin:it's called a bring-it-onbrussels sprout wrap. mr. kass:bring-it-on brusselssprout wrap. and what goes into that? corbin:there is brussels sprouts,pinto beans, avocado, lime juice, spices, andwhole wheat tortilla.

mr. kass:that sounds delicious. and so do you like to cook? do you do a lot of cooking? corbin:yes. corbin:(affirmative) mr. kass:you look like somebodywho's got a bunch of other recipes up your sleeve. you got other stuff you cook? corbin:yeah.

corbin:vegetable? mr. kass:yeah. corbin:probably cucumber. mr. kass:cucumber. i like that. we do that. all right, well, listen. did you have funmeeting the first lady? mr. kass:that's pretty cool, huh?

all right, well,have fun in there. congratulations. we're so proud of you, andwe'll see you in a little bit. michael curtin,how you doing, man? michael curtin:i'm doing great, sam. mr. kass:so, michael curtin's teamhelped us cook all of those dishes -- a featof unbelievable proportion. and d.c. central kitchen is one of the greatest organizations i know,

cooking for peoplewith greatest need, helping to train people whoneed job skills to be chefs, and just doingamazing, heroic work. so thank you for being here andthank you for your partnership. michael curtin:thank you, my man. and it's -- i was thinkingabout it coming over here today, that what we did was actually --we did 120-course meal for six people in abouttwo and a half hours. mr. kass:that's right.

michael curtin:how about that? mr. kass:it was unbelievable. michael curtin:(laughs) but it'samazing to be back here with sam and the first lady,let's move, doing what we do, giving people newopportunities, training folks, and then working with thosefolks in the public schools locally sourced, scratch-cookedmeals has been amazing. and spending most of my daysin the basement of one of the country's largesthomeless shelters is always nice

to see how the different partof d.c. operates on here. so it's a great honor,very humbling to be part of this amazing thingthat you've done and that you're pushingacross the country. mr. kass:well, thank youso much here, your support and leadershipmeans the world to us. and, you know, what a day, huh? michael curtin:it's awesome. the kids are great.

i'm not sure who's more popular:mrs. obama or the balloon guy. mr. kass:i think the balloon guyis giving her a good run, i've to be honest. michael curtin:business is going great. mr. kass:but -- well, thanksso much for being here. michael curtin:thank you so much sam. good seeing you. mr. kass:all right. hello.

my goodness! look at you! divanci chiodashi:divanci chiodashi. mr. kass:divanci, you look amazing! divanci chiodashi:i'm from sugarland, texas. mr. kass:from texas. hailing from texas. and what'd you cook today? divanci chiodashi:a slam-dunk veggie burger.

mr. kass:a slam-dunk veggie burger. and what was thevegetables in your burger? divanci chiodashi:lettuce, tomatoes, greenbeans, corn, carrots, avocados. and it was based on quinoa,so the patty is high in protein. there you go. look at the sophisticationof these kids. it's just unbelievable. and how was meetingthe first lady? divanci chiodashi:it was great.

i never thought i wouldbe able to do that, and it was anawesome experience. mr. kass:that's great. she's really nice, huh? divanci chiodashi:of course. yeah, she is. are you excited for the meal? divanci chiodashi:(affirmative) it's really great. mr. kass:delicious.

well, have so much fun. we're so proud of you. divanci chiodashi:thank you. bye bye. divanci chiodashi:bye. mr. kass:come on over here. louis:louis. mr. kass:louis. louis:new mexico.

mr. kass:from new mexico. all right, louis. what did you make today? louis:a spinach frittata. mr. kass:a spinach frittata. and what goes in aspinach frittata? louis:lots of eggs. mr. kass:lots of eggs. that's right.

and some spinach,i would assume. louis:yeah. mr. kass:and do you like to cook? you do a lot of cooking? louis:(affirmative) and are you excitedto be here today? this is pretty fun, huh? louis:yes, very. mr. kass:did you ever think you'dbe in the white house?

louis:no. mr. kass:and meet the first lady? mr. kass:was that pretty cool? well, listen. have so much fun in there. it's going to be great. are you hungry? louis:yes. mr. kass:yeah, me, too.

it's time to eat. great to meet you, man. vj:vj. mr. kass:vj, and where are you from? come on in here. vj:chapel hill. mr. kass:chapel hill, north carolina. and what did you make? vj:spring rolls.

mr. kass:spring rolls. are we serving thosespring rolls today? i think we might be. and what goes inyour spring rolls? vj:there's bean sproutsand pork and mushrooms. mr. kass:that sounds really good. we may have to have you comeover and help me cook dinner for the president. what do you think?

vj:that sounds good. mr. kass:(laughs) you'd bewilling to help me? sometimes i need some help. was it cool meetingthe first lady? vj:yeah. mr. kass:pretty sweet, huh? well, i think youlook very spiffy, and i think you're goingto have a blast today. vj:thanks.

thank you for all you're doing. we're proud of you. how cute are these kids, huh? just unbelievable. eleanor cowell:eleanor cowell. mr. kass:eleanor. eleanor cowell:hawaii. mr. kass:hawaii. we love hawaii.

eleanor cowell:curry chicken salad. mr. kass:i remember yourcurry chicken salad. it was delicious. and what goes in yourcurry chicken salad? eleanor cowell:chicken, lettuce,quinoa, bell pepper, and raita on the side. and do you cook a lot? eleanor cowell:yes. mr. kass:and you love it?

eleanor cowell:(affirmative) mr. kass:what's your favorite vegetable? eleanor cowell:i like so many. it's hard to decide. mr. kass:that's the best answeryou could possibly give. i love that. well, we are so proud of you. thank you for coming here. and how cool was it tomeet the first lady?

eleanor cowell:it was super cool. she's really nice. mr. kass:isn't she nice? mr. kass:that's so great. well, have fun in there. eat up because it'sgoing to be tasty, and we'll see youin there, okay? eleanor cowell:okay. mr. kass:thank you.

eleanor cowell:you're welcome. olivia boshane:good. mr. kass:what's your name? olivia boshane:olivia boshane. mr. kass:olivia. olivia boshane:new hampshire. mr. kass:new hampshire. and what did you make today? olivia boshane:chicken curry salad sandwich.

mr. kass:chicken curry salad sandwich. and what kind of bread didyou use for your sandwich? olivia boshane:a whole wheat pita. mr. kass:there you go:whole wheat pita. see, lot of whole grains. we love that. and how was it meetingthe first lady? olivia boshane:it was just-- i mean, amazing. like, who else can do that?

so it's really fun. well, we're so proud of you. thank you for allthat you're doing, and i hope you have a lotof fun in there. olivia boshane:thank you. all right, i got twovery special guests here. i need a big hugfrom both of you. these are our two judges. coledo willy:coledo willy.

mr. kass:and... sabrina burton:sabrina burton. mr. kass:and these two tastedlike 110 dishes. was that not crazy? coledo willy:well, i was full, buti made it through the day. mr. kass:she was full but shemade it through the day. that's exactly how i felt. and what'd you thinkof all the dishes? sabrina burton:it was good.

a lot of them wasgood and healthy. mr. kass: alot of them are reallygood and healthy even though they had things that we couldn't evenreally know what they were, but they were likeall kinds of vegetables. but they were good, right? yeah, and what was thetrick to getting through it? coledo willy:well, you had topace yourself and take like a piece ofeverything and try it.

but just a small piece, right? if you took too many bites,you're going to get full, right? sabrina burton:yeah. coledo willy:no. not me. mr. kass:(laughs) yes, yes. and are you guys justso excited to be here? coledo willy:yeah. mr. kass:how was it meetingthe first lady? sabrina burton:it was fun.

coledo willy:i felt like a littleant compared to her. mr. kass:you felt like a littleegg compared to her? yeah, well, you know, you're alittle eggish compared to her. she's very tall, right? and you excited for the meal? (inaudible) mr. kass:i am on disney, i am -- you saw that? no, okay, that's good.

we are so proud of you guys. you -- we're all here becauseyou guys helped make it happen. so, thank you forall that you did, and i hope you had fun in there. coledo willy:thank you. sabrina burton:thank you. mr. kass:have fun, okay? they're awesome. what they did wasjust unbelievable.

got a pinstripe suit. how you doing? taddy:taddy. mr. kass:taddy. where are you from? taddy:illinois. mr. kass:illinois. that's what i'm talking about. i'm from chicago, so i'm aillinois brother of yours. and so what'd you cook today?

taddy:a black bean wrapwith jicama corn salsa. mr. kass:i remember thatblack bean wrap. and what was the wrap? taddy:well -- mr. kass:like a tortilla? taddy:yeah. it was a tortilla. taddy:yeah. mr. kass:and you love it, huh? what's your favorite vegetable?

taddy:apples -- green apples. mr. kass:that's your favorite fruit. what about vegetable? taddy:oh, vegetable? broccoli. i'm a big broccoli guy, myself. i got to be honest. taddy:really surprising. mr. kass:was it cool?

mr. kass:what surprisedyou the most? taddy:just someone that'smarried to the president, i'm seeing rightthere in front of me. so it's -- mr. kass:right there. and who would you rather meet? the president or bo? taddy:president. mr. kass:all right, good.

good answer, becauseyou're in his house. well, we're proud of you. and thank you somuch for coming, and i hope you have ablast in there, okay? see you soon. i'm glad he answered thatproperly because i'm sure -- how are you? breeze:i'm good. breeze:breeze.

mr. kass:breeze. breeze:wyoming. mr. kass:from wyoming --the beautiful state of wyoming. breeze:scrumptious chili withzucchini cornbread. mr. kass:scrumptious chili --let's get this right. and what's in your chili? breeze:it's just a basic chilirecipe with chili beans, pepper, chili pepper. mr. kass:and is it one ofyour favorite dishes?

breeze:yes, chili is definitelymy favorite dish. mr. kass:there you go. i'm a big chili guy, myself. breeze:it was really awesome. mr. kass:and are you excited? did you ever think you'dbe in the white house? breeze:never. mr. kass:and are the people beingvery friendly to you? breeze:yes.

mr. kass:everybody isvery nice, right? well, good. and we'll see youin there, yeah? all right, take care. ganesh:good. ganesh:ganesh. mr. kass:ganesh. ganesh:pennsylvania. mr. kass:pennsylvania.

and what'd you cook? ganesh:i cooked lentil spinachsoup and mint chutney. mr. kass:i remember thatlentil soup. and is it one of your favorites? ganesh:yeah. do you eat it a lot? mr. kass:and what are someof your favorite -- what's one of yourfavorite dishes? ganesh:oregano lemon-seasonedcalamari.

that's very fancy. you make that, too? mr. kass:this guy couldbe a real chef. what do you want tobe when you grow up? ganesh:i haven't thought of it yet. mr. kass:that's fine. you have a coupleyears to figure it out. i'm just kidding,you got a long time. i still don't know ifi want to be a chef.

so you got time. you're figure it out. well, listen, have so much fun. and i hope you like the food. it's cooked by thewhite house chef, so it should be pretty good. ganesh:thank you. mr. kass:have a good time in there. what's going on?

noah:noah. mr. kass:noah. and where are you from, noah? noah:maine -- waterville. mr. kass:waterville, maine. maine is sucha beautiful state. what'd you cook today? noah:vegan powerhouse pesto pasta. mr. kass:vegan powerhouse --underscore powerhouse --

pesto pasta. and what is in your veganpowerhouse pesto pasta? noah:avocado, some spinach,quinoa pasta noodles, some -- it's -- mr. kass:it's okay. some basil. is there some basil? noah:yes, there's some -- and that sounds delicious.

is that one of your favorites? noah:yes, it is, yes. mr. kass:any other favorites? noah:no, i think that'smy favorite. mr. kass:that's it. and look, that favorite dish gotyou here to the white house to meet the first lady. how cool was that? noah:great.

i'm really excited. mr. kass:and did you -- how wasit meeting the first lady? it was great. mr. kass:was she amazing? noah:yes, yes. mr. kass:she's pretty tall, huh? but she's very nice, right? mr. kass:good. well, we are excitedthat you're here.

have a blast in there,and we'll see you soon, okay? how cute! oh, my god, thesekids are amazing. unbelievable, right? come on over here! you look amazing! kendall:kendall. mr. kass:kendall. kendall:selma, alabama.

mr. kass: ooh,we got selma, alabama,young lady here. kendall:kale, broccoli, andchicken apple salad. mr. kass:kale, broccoli, andchicken apple salad. i remember your salad. and is this oneof your favorites? kendall:yes. mr. kass:and how was it meetingthe first lady? kendall:it was very fun. mr. kass:it was very fun?

she's -- what did she --what was the first thing that came to your mind? kendall:hugging her. mr. kass:hugging her? and you did, right? she gave you a big hug, right? and what do you wantto be when you grow up? kendall:i want to be on disney channel and be a gymnastics teacheror something, or a model.

mr. kass:a gymnasticsteacher, a model, and disney channel star. that sounds like apretty good career to me. all right, well weare very proud of you. have a great time in there, and we'll see youin a little bit, okay? kendall:okay. cute. come on over here, man.

nicholas:nicholas. mr. kass:nicholas! nicholas:i'm from colorado and brazil. mr. kass:colorado and brazil. love that. and -- nicholas:i was born in brazil butthen i moved over here to -- then i moved over to colorado. mr. kass:how old were you whenyou moved to colorado?

young? nicholas:yeah, like five or six. mr. kass:okay, nice. nicholas:for the -- for here? nicholas:i cooked a sushi salad. mr. kass:oh, what was inyour sushi salad? i remember your sushi salad. nicholas:there was spinach. it was like -- and youcould mix baby greens with it

and then you couldrip up some pieces of -- you know of seaweed snacks? mr. kass:i do. i know what you'retalking about. nicholas:rip up the pieces of theseaweed snacks and put them in the bowl, and then you put itwith where you put the spinach, and then you cook some salmon,and then cut up little piece of salmon, put it in. and then you could --you make brown rice

or whatever rice you want. i suggest brown rice. mr. kass:suggestion: brown rice, point. nicholas:and then youcould put it in. and then for the saladdressing, you need rice vinegar, sesame oil, and canola oil, andyou mix it together in a bowl and then you put it in,and it's ready to serve. mr. kass:that is amazing! did you guys pick that up?

is everybody watching-- you got that? because that's a serious recipe. we are very proud of you. how was it meetingthe first lady? nicholas:it was pretty awesome. and one last question. nicholas:i'm thinking abouta chef or a engineer. mr. kass:or a chef engineer. i'm sure we can blend those two.

i don't know what that would do, but we couldfigure something out. nicholas:we can build the restaurantand then cook in the restaurant and... mr. kass:he's going to buildthe restaurants and cook in them. all right, man,we're proud of you. you have fun in there, okay? nicholas:thank you.

bye, bye. nicholas:bye. mr. kass:unbelievable! and what aboutthe boy with the -- i want the kid from taipei. rose:good, thank you. mr. kass:where are you from? rose:california. mr. kass:and what's your name?

rose:rose. mr. kass:rose from california. okay, rose, whatdid you cook today? rose:i made pork andtofu lettuce cups. mr. kass: thosepork and tofu lettucecups were so good. they were one of myabsolute favorites. they were delicious. so what -- can you telleverybody what it was, because i'm telling you,this is a killer recipe.

rose:so it was a cookedpork mixed with tofu, and then you would put theminside of a piece of lettuce. you put some inside and put-- top it with vegetables. mr. kass:(affirmative)i'm telling you, you guys got to get this recipe. it's to die for. and do you want to be a chefwhen you grow up, maybe? rose:maybe. mr. kass:maybe.

what else? rose:software engineer. mr. kass:(laughs) chef orsoftware engineer. you know, it's like the futureis bright for this country. look at these young people. well, congratulations. we are so proud of you, and i hope you havea great time today. rose:thank you.

amber kelly:i'm amber kelly. mr. kass:amber kelly. amber kelly, where are you from? amber kelly:i'm from theother washington. mr. kass:the other washington. way on the otherside of the country. it's far. and it was a long flight, huh? amber kelly:yeah, it was like six hours.

mr. kass:ah, yeah. but look, you made it. you're doing okay? amber kelly:i'm okay. i'm fine. mr. kass:and what'd you cook today? amber kelly:i made a nummyno-noodle lasagna. it's a no-noodle lasagna, although insteadyou use zucchini.

mr. kass:ah, so instead of the pasta, you use slices of zucchini? brilliance. and do you like that? do you eat that a lot? amber kelly:yeah, it's really good. we have to make pans fullbecause my whole family eats like a pan every time. mr. kass:so you got to makea big ol' thing.

amber kelly:yeah, a lot. mr. kass:that's -- well, that'sa good problem to have. amber kelly:yeah, it is. mr. kass:and do you --so you cook a lot? amber kelly:yeah, i cook -- i'vebeen cooking with my mom for as long as i can remember. mr. kass:that is great. so is this yourfavorite dish to make? amber kelly:one of them.

mr. kass:give me another one. amber kelly:i like making moroccan pasta. what goes into moroccan pasta? amber kelly:lots of spices, spinach,spaghetti, sauce. mr. kass:that sounds good. so if i ever need a littlehelp here, you know, cooking for thepresident and first lady, you'd come help me out? amber kelly:yeah!

mr. kass:(laughs) all right, we'll see. if i'm ever in trouble,i'll give you a shout. all right, well, listen, what doyou want to be when you grow up? amber kelly:i don't know. i haven't even thought aboutthat because i'm still trying to take in what'shappening right now. mr. kass:that is like wisdom ofmany years right there. don't worry about whatyou're going to be. just take it all in rightnow, and especially today,

because you're in thewhite house, right? amber kelly:can't believe it. mr. kass:how was meeting the first lady? amber kelly:amazing, like, she's awesome. it's... mr. kass:it's crazy, right? amber kelly:yeah, it's crazy. mr. kass:we're so proud of you. thank you for allthat you're doing.

keep cooking. it's so important. keep feeding your family well,and have a great time in there. we'll see you in a second. all right, so, that is alittle sample of the kids here. we are just -- you can seethey're brilliant, right? these young kids are amazing. so we're going tohead in now because the lunchis about to start.

so if you justcome with me over here, you can geta quick, little peek. we have amazingtables displayed. we have kids with thereal white house china, and they're getting thefull butler service. it's absolutely amazing. so thank you for joining us. keep watching,and this is just one of -- this is the best day of theyear, at least in my opinion,

here at the white house. so we are going to have a blast. so thank you all.