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

4.0

While I found this book generally enjoyable, the title seemed to promise more verve than was actually delivered. This audiobook is shorter than most - a hair over 5 cds. That is probably because the source material is more geared toward an interesting anecdote than an entire book. Most interesting to me was the descriptions of French society in the 1700s. To be fair, the author was somewhat handicapped by the lack of source material from James Hemings himself, which made him appear to be a shadowy, indistinct character. I would have liked more investigation into the slave culture and history in order to understand him a little more.

Overall, a good book, but not terribly memorable.