The founding foodies: how Washington, Jefferson, and Franklin revolutionized American cuisine

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The first foodies -- here's to food, drink, and war! -- farmer Washington, entrepreneur extraordinaire -- diplomacy, slavery, and haute cuisine in Paris -- bombastic barbecues, presidential palates, and scurrilous scandals -- food and wine at Monticello -- re-creating the recipes of the founding foodies -- appendix : recommended historical sites and restaurants.;"Describes how some of America's most famous colonial leaders not only established America's political destiny, but also revolutionized the very foods we eat. Features over thirty authentic colonial recipes ..."--Page 4 of cover. The first foodies -- here's to food, drink, and war! -- farmer Washington, entrepreneur extraordinaire -- diplomacy, slavery, and haute cuisine in Paris -- bombastic barbecues, presidential palates, and scurrilous scandals -- food and wine at Monticello -- re-creating the recipes of the founding foodies -- appendix : recommended historical sites and restaurants.