First lady takes guests to ’my backyard’

Story by Dahleen Glanton, Chicago Tribune

Away from the clamor of protesters and the glitter of a city dressed up for the NATO summit, first lady Michelle Obama and the spouses of foreign heads of state spent Sunday afternoon on the South Side, less than a mile from the neighborhood where she grew up.

This is a wonderful, excellent experience,” said Airrishaun Sykes, 17, a student at King College Prep High School and a part of the Comer Center’s culinary program. He stopped cutting strawberries for the students’ signature strawberry basil vinaigrette dressing to speak with the first lady.