Скачать или смотреть Food Cole ture Episode 3 -JAMES HEMINGS

James Hemings was the 1st African American to be trained in French Cuisine, introducing the Americas to foods we know and love today like french fries, creme brulee, and mac n cheese. Enslaved by Thomas Jefferson, Hemings was able to access culinary resources in prestigious kitchens and he brought these teachings back with him upon his return. Though Jefferson was often noted as being a modern day foodie, arguably his love for fine foods is owed to the hands of great black chefs like James Hemings. We should champion his culinary journey while also highlighting the reality of his experience as an enslaved black man, paid half of what his position would typically garner had his recipes wrongfully attributed as the passionate genius of Jefferson