Town and Country Magazine updates readers on every project Barack and Michelle Obama are Producing for Netflix via their Higher Ground Productions. Since launching the company in 2018, they've released three documentaries—Becoming, Crip Camp, and the Oscar-winning American Factory

If you have nostalgia for the Obama White House years, wonderful memories of Michelle Obama’s campaign called Let’s Move and the WHITE HOUSE KITCHEN GARDEN come to mind. Embedded in a wood-and-steel arbor encasing a bluestone slab, the garden’s heavyweight anchor says it was “established 2009 by First Lady Michelle Obama with the hope of growing a healthier nation for our children.”

Right-wingers and companies like DuPont Crop Protection, Monsanto and Dow AgroSciences screamed bloody hell within one week of the garden’s opening — accusing the Obamas of arrogant elitism and driving another nail into the drive among liberals of creating a permanent nanny state.

‘Waffles + Mochi’ on Netflix March 16

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AOC was so amused over the title to the Obamas kids’ food documentary Listen to Your Food & Eat Your Parents that we searched for an update on the project. As ALWAYS happens with AOC’s sixth sense, Netflix announced Tuesday that our beloved Michelle Obama is launching a new show on Netflix on March 16 called Waffles + Mochi!

The original 30 minute Netflix documentary has become a 10-episode series, described by Netflix as “the culinary adventure of a lifetime”.

In addition to executive producing “Waffles + Mochi,” Michelle Obama will play the owner/manager of a “whimsical supermarket” with her own cast of puppet allies. They include Busy, a bee puppet; Mochi, a pink round puppet; and Waffles, a furry puppet with waffle ears. All the characters including Michelle hop aboard a magical shopping cart to seek out ingredients all over the world. “Whether they’re picking potatoes in the Andes of Peru, sampling spices in Italy, or making miso in Japan, these curious explorers uncover the wonder of food and discover every meal is a chance to make new friends,” the streaming service says.

Given that the Obamas know half the world, there will be plenty of A-listers dropping into the show. Netflix promises that “renowned chefs, home cooks, kids and celebrities” will all be dropping in.

OMG! Could Archie, Meghan and Harry be scheduled for an African markets appearance? Stay tuned. ~ Anne

Get Lit - Words Unite student poets got the surprise of a lifetime on Saturday, the day before Get Lit poet Amanda Gorman would again inspire American hearts with her Sunday Super Bowl poem honoring educator Trimaine Davis, ICU nurse manager Suzie Dorner and veteran James Martin -- all named "Honorary Captains" ahead of the game for their leadership during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Meghan and Harry Send Love to Young Poets

Saturday belonged to the regular bunch of Get Lit - Words Unite student poets, Zoomed in to their poetry class as two new faces — Meghan and Harry — appeared on screen, the students were completely stunned and reacted with wide grins, clasped hands and lots of shocked faces, according to the organization’s website.

“Guess who surprised our poetry class this weekend?! It was the best weekend EVER!” the organization wrote in an Instagram post shared Monday, adding that Meghan “even shared some of her favorite poetry lines” and that the visit “goes down as [the] most epic experience in Get Lit history!!!”

Diane Luby Lane, Get Lit founder and executive director, said that the royals team reached out about creating an ongoing relationship with the organization.

“The Duke and Duchess knew the names of each of the Poets and talked about their lives, which completely blew them away,” Lane said.

“They took music suggestions from the Poets and said it would be their dinner playlist. They both listened so deeply to every word of the 3 poems that they heard,” she said, adding that the couple also “discussed deep things like racism and the importance of listening to one another.”