A review by lambsears
Thomas Jefferson's Creme Brulee: How a Founding Father and His Slave James Hemings Introduced French Cuisine to America by Thomas J. Craughwell

3.0

If I was interested in American history this would have been fascinating, but I was more keen on the story about James Hemings and his culinary adventures - and they were a little light on. I understand that it would be quite difficult to flesh out the unrecorded life of an 18th century slave, but I was led to believe that is what I was going to get.
The book is nicely written and well-paced, but it's short and I'm thinking it is really more of an extended essay.