The full-length feature version of Hail To The (Mac And) Cheese by Jean Anderson appears in the current issue of Gourmet Live. Download the free Gourmet Live app for this story and more.
Did our third president actually serve macaroni and cheese at the White House? Had he discovered the dish while he was minister to France, tracked down the recipe, even dispatched a deputy to Naples to buy a pasta maker—the better to enjoy mac and cheese back home? Food historians quibble, but based on months of research (for my American Century Cookbook, 1997), my answers are “Yes, yes, and yes.”
Everyone loves mac and cheese, but not everyone knows about the history behind this creamy comfort food. Guest columnist Jean Anderson tracks down the origins of this American – and as you’ll find, even presidential – favorite.
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