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Iron Chef America Admits White House Fabrications; Aussie KFC Ad Enrages All

• The Food Network has admitted that the vegetables used in the highly touted White House episode of Iron Chef America were not actually from the White House garden. [Chicago Tribune]

• A man has been charged with a federal crime for doctoring Tiger Wood’s labeled Gatorade bottles to read “Unfaithful” in Colorado. [Colorado Daily]

• In an effort to appeal to both upscale and downmarket consumers, Johnny Rocket’s will debut three new concepts this year: a sports bar, a fast food restaurant, and a mobile kitchen. [NRN]

• KFC has pulled an Australian ad that showed a white man mollifying a group of West Indians with fried chicken after the ad caused controversy in the United States. [Ad Age]

• It’s that time of year again: El Bulli is now taking reservations for 2010. [Zagat Buzz]

• Veteran food expert Michael Taylor has been named as the country’s new food safety czar. [NYT]

• New numbers suggest that the rise of obesity in America may have leveled off in the past few years. [NYP]

• A Washington blood center is offering a pint of beer in exchange for a pint of blood. [MSNBC]

Iron Chef America Admits White House Fabrications; Aussie KFC Ad Enrages