James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen

Name: James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen
Director: Anthony Werhun
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2021-06-20
Duration: 1 h 3 min
Cast: Ashbell McElveen, Michael Twitty, Jacques Pépin, Toni Tipton-Martin

“Master chef. Patriot. Enslaved.”

2021

1h 3m

Documentary

Director: Anthony Werhun

Writer: Ashbell McElveen

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Overview

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.