James Hemings: Ghost in America's Kitchen (2022)
Master chef. Patriot. Enslaved.
63 min
If you've ever eaten macaroni and cheese, French fries or ice cream, you've enjoyed the contributions of America's unknown culinary founding father, James Hemings. James Hemings was the first American trained as a master chef; he was also the brother-in-law and enslaved property of Thomas Jefferson.
- Release date
- June 20, 2021
- Country of origin
- Not yet available
- Music
- Ron Granger, Gene Micofsky
Trailer
Cast
- Ashbell McElveen as Self
- Michael Twitty as Self
- Jacques Pepin as Self
- Toni Tipton Martin as Self
- Therese Nelson as Self
- Howard Conyers as Self
- Glenn Ellis as Self
- Adrian Miller as Self
- Lashonda Green as Self
- Kurt Evans as James Hemmings
Crew
- Anthony Werhun · Director
- Ashbell McElveen · Writer
- Ashbell McElveen · Producer
- Ron Granger · Composer
- Gene Micofsky · Composer
- Mitch Martinez · Cinematographer
- Anthony Werhun · Cinematographer
- Anthony Werhun · Editor
- Esteban Granados · Production designer