Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee : : how a Founding Father and his Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America

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Describes how Thomas Jefferson brought his slave, James Hemings, to Paris to master French cooking in order to prepare delicious delicacies back in the United States, in a text that features twelve original recipes.

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disappointing submitted by unknown on June 14, 2013, 2:11pm This book is not at all about James Henning learning to master French cooking but about Jefferson's time in Paris

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Philadelphia : Quirk Books, c2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: 233 p. : ill., maps ; 22 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

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9781594745782
1594745781

SUBJECTS
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Agriculture.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- France.
Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Relations with enslaved people.
Hemings, James.
Food habits -- France -- History -- 18th century.
Food habits -- History -- 18th century.
United States -- French influences.