Bringing to Light the Cuisine of Hercules Posey, George Washington’s Enslaved Chef

On Feb. 22, 1797, while George Washington celebrated his 65th birthday at a ball in Philadelphia, his celebrated chef, Hercules Posey, slipped from the meager enslaved quarters at Mount Vernon, the president’s Virginia estate. Stepping into the damp night under the light of a waning moon, he found h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ganeshram, Ramin
Format: Non traditional textual works
Language:English
Published: New York Times 2024
Online Access:https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/20/dining/hercules-posey-george-washington-chef.html
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/94488