GOOEY & GLORIOUS Colonial Mac & Cheese | Ancient Recipes with Sohla | History

Sohla El-Waylly recreates the mac & cheese of James Hemmings, Thomas Jefferson's enslaved chef, who fed the now famous dish to early colonial leaders at Monticello. See more in Season 3, Episode 5, "GOOEY & GLORIOUS Colonial Mac & Cheese."

A very special thank you to Karima Moyer-Nocchi, our guest on this episode. Follow Karima at: @historicalitalianfood

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Ancient Recipes with Sohla takes the food you know and love and traces it back to its origins. In each episode, Sohla El-Waylly details the surprising history of some of our favorite dishes as she attempts to recreate the original version using historical cooking techniques and ingredients. Along the way, Sohla highlights the differences between the ancient recipe and how we would prepare the modern version today.
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