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James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen

Name: James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen
Released: 2022-11-04
Duration: 63 min
Cast: Ashbell McElveen, Michael Twitty, Jacques Pépin, Toni Tipton-Martin

Release Date:November 4, 2022

Running Time:63 min

Director

Anthony Werhun

Cast

Ashbell McElveen Michael Twitty Jacques Pépin Toni Tipton-Martin

Top billed cast (via TMDB).

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Synopsis

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.

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