Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee

Thomas Jefferson's Creme BruleeThis culinary biography recounts the 1784 deal in which Jefferson promised his slave and cook James Hemmings freedom, in part due to Hemmings mastery of French cuisine. The founding father, a well known Francophile, was traveling to Paris and brought the slave along for a particular purpose to master the art of French cooking. Hemmings mastered recipes such as pasta, French fries, and crme brle. Written by Thomas J. Craughwell. Hardcover, 256 pages.

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Here is the full sweep of an era that still reverberates in national politics

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that dark and elusive force described by Federico García Lorca

the country bitterly divided by racial tension

inside and out

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