Film Screening: James Hemings: Ghost in America’s Kitchen (2022)

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. (Director: Anthony Werhun; Running Time: 1 hour; 2 minutes.)

Friday, August 23, 2pm at the Hopewell Branch Library at 245 Pennington-Titusville Road, Pennington, NJ 08534