'The Chew' Celebrates Presidents Day: Hosts Don Costumes, Talk White House Food Favorites

Sometimes, a picture is all you need. In honor of Presidents Day, the hosts of "The Chew" are really getting into the spirit. Monday's episode (1pm, ABC) will feature Michael Symon as Harry Truman, Mario Batali as Benjamin Franklin, Carla Hall as Phillis Wheatley, Daphne Oz as Abraham Lincoln and Clinton Kelly as George Washington. The quintet will discuss presidential food favorites and "Chew Crew" correspondent Evette Rios will share her recent interview with White House Chef Chris Comerford.

We must say, Mario Batali makes a decently realistic Benjamin Franklin. If he gets tired of cooking, perhaps there's an open position for him in Colonial Williamsburg.

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Comments

[Celiene]

09:52 PM on 02/19/2012

Why is that Carla dressed as Sally Hemings? GAD this show is HORRID. I was switching channels the other day and they were dressed as Gilligan's Island characters (gag). DESPERATE show - the only thing worse is The Revolution. I watched 2 minutes of THAT and it was the most uncomfortable 2 minutes I've spen in a long time. Ty Pennington looked like he wanted to slit his own throat as he was listening to some weight loss thing. Twirling his ring round and round on his finger and looking very angry.

[PoundOFun]

03:12 PM on 02/19/2012

I tried watching this show one day....man, too much going on and too much "laugh and the world laughs with you" bs. God, how I miss the good ol days of boring soaps and even boring game shows.

[Celiene]

09:57 PM on 02/19/2012

Their phony comaraderie is cloying. I am watching reruns of Hawaii 5-O on METV these days. BRING BACK THE SOAPS!!!

[PoundOFun]

04:16 PM on 02/20/2012

Here here!!

[hojihoj]

12:58 AM on 02/25/2012

AND THAT'S WHY YOU ARE SAD....YOU ARE WATCHING RERUNS OF SHOWS THAT MEAN AND TEACH YOU NOTHING.......STOP WATCHING SHOWS THAT MEAN NOTHING....AND WATCH A SHOW THAT TEACHES YOU HOW TO COOK FINALLY AND TEACH YOU HOW TO THROW A PARTY AND SOCIALIZE

[cyoohoos]

01:18 AM on 02/19/2012

The chew is an OK show, thought a bit contrived at times. They don't need costumes to have a theme. Think long term

[O K Ali]

05:09 PM on 02/18/2012

It's actually an interesting show, especially when Symon does the five in five meal.

[David Eckels]

03:30 PM on 02/18/2012

As the tallest, Clinton Kelly should have been Abe. Michael Symon as Dwight Eisenhower would play to his bald head. Carla Hall? Maybe Harriet Tubman? Or, Rosa Parks? It's African American History Month, too.

[FGDinVA]

11:09 PM on 02/18/2012

From wiki: "Phillis Wheatley (1753 – December 5, 1784) was the first African American poet and first African-American woman to publish her writing.[1] Born in Gambia, Senegal, she was sold into slavery at about age eight and transported to North America. She was purchased by the Wheatley family of Boston, who taught her to read and write, and encouraged her poetry when they saw her talent." :)

[David Eckels]

12:36 AM on 02/19/2012

That's honorable that she accomplished the things that she did, but people, in general, are going to better identify with someone more recognizable. That was my point.

[David Eckels]

03:24 PM on 02/18/2012

As the only redhead, Mario should be Thomas Jefferson.

[TexiCali]

12:51 PM on 02/18/2012

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE The Chew! The cast is absolutely delightful, and I have learned a lot from watching their cooking demonstrations.

[mlaiuppa]

02:23 AM on 02/18/2012

Did Daphne draw the short straw?

[French Toast]

11:32 PM on 02/17/2012

The Chew sucks.

[pkevinm]

10:37 PM on 02/17/2012

One of the worse shows ever to air on television.

[Celiene]

09:54 PM on 02/19/2012

If you can believe it, 'The Revolution' is even WORSE.

[hojihoj]

01:00 AM on 02/25/2012

AND CAN YOU EVEN BELIEVE IT MORE...YOU BOTH ARE DUMB ASS SOAP LOVERS......HOW SAD YOU PEOPLE AREN'T DEAD YET

[Clovie]

08:13 PM on 02/17/2012

Benjamin Franklin was not a president. Subway's new commercial makes the same mistake. Kind of a big detail to overlook.

[mlaiuppa]

02:24 AM on 02/18/2012

Well, Phyllis Wheatley wasn't either.

What were they going to do, have Carla be Obama?

[Clovie]

09:44 AM on 02/18/2012

I really don't care what they do- I've never seen this show and have absolutely no interest in watching it. Honestly, I just saw Mario as Ben Franklin shortly after seeing the Subway Ben Franklin and think it's silly that Franklin is so commonly confused as a president.

[hojihoj]

01:04 AM on 02/25/2012

YOU ARE A SO RETAR.DED IT'S RIDICULOUS

[FGDinVA]

11:13 PM on 02/18/2012

I'm pretty sure they know that Ben Franklin wasn't a president. Mario would have made a good Teddy Roosevelt though.

[Afterschool Carl]

04:08 PM on 02/17/2012

What happened to Mario Battali is so sad.

[OdinsEye]

03:11 PM on 02/17/2012

This is going to be a looooong weekend at this rate:

There is no federal holiday called Presidents Day. Look it up. Kenneth Davis did an article here on HP about this last year. It is Washington's Birthday.

[mlaiuppa]

02:26 AM on 02/18/2012

And Lincoln's Birthday. The 12th and the 22nd. Most people probably don't even know the dates anymore. This year I got Friday the 17th and Monday the 20th off. Close but no cigar.

[OdinsEye]

12:02 PM on 02/18/2012

"And Lincoln's Birthday. "

Lincoln's birthday has never been a federal holiday. In some states it is a state holiday. The federal holiday is only for Washington.