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DVD

James Hemings : ghost in America's kitchen

Call Number

  • DVD 921 H4878J (CEN, POW)

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Languages

Closed-captioned.

Performers

Ashbell McElveen, Michael Twitty, Jacques Pepin.

Publication Information

[Santa Monica, CA] : Buffalo 8, [2023]

Physical Description

1 videodisc (63 minutes) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

"The life, contributions, and erasure of America's culinary founding father are explored by food historians, celebrated chefs, experts on race and the African American diaspora. Through their words and the persistence of a curious chef, Ashbell McElveen, the life of America's missing icon comes into focus. Mac & Cheese, French fries, whipped cream, and many other foodie favorites disseminated from a slave kitchen in Charlottesville from the hands of America's first master chef, James Hemings." -- Container

Notes

Length of movie stated on disc is 94 minutes; actual length is 63 minutes, as stated on container.

Originally produced as a documentary in 2022.

Subjects