James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen

Movie · 1h 3m

Starring Ashbell McElveen, Michael Twitty, Jacques Pépin, Toni Tipton-Martin

If you've ever eaten macaroni and cheese, French fries or ice cream, you've enjoyed the contributions of America's unknown culinary founding father, James Hemings. James Hemings was the first American trained as a master chef; he was also the brother-in-law and enslaved property of Thomas Jefferson.