Sohla ElWaylly recreates the mac & cheese of James Hemmings, Thomas Jefferson's enslaved chef, who fed the now famous dish to early colonial leaders at Monticello. See more in Season 3, Episode 5, "GOOEY & GLORIOUS Colonial Mac & Cheese."

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