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  • James Beard Awards & Webby Awards

thomas jefferson

The Enslaved Chefs At Monticello Who Created American Cuisine

The half-French, half-Virginian food at Thomas Jefferson's plantation.

2 | When Black Chefs Created Plantation Food

We tour the kitchens of one of America's most famous plantations, Thomas Jefferson's Monticello, with three descendants of enslaved Virginians.

Is Vanilla Ice Cream Too Vanilla?

How did vanilla become the default flavor of ice cream? And what's the ideal temperature of pie when served a la mode? We investigate, with Bon Appetit’s Adam Rapoport, Weird Al, and my Aunt Meryl.