Making Jefferson’s Maccaroni Pie (PREVIEW)
Preview: Special | 30s
Ken Burns and Mary Ann Esposito cook a founding father’s favorite revolutionary recipe.
Filmmaker Ken Burns and Ciao Italia! host Mary Ann Esposito celebrate America’s 250th anniversary by re-creating one of Thomas Jefferson’s favorite recipes: Maccaroni Pie. The two PBS icons make a historically accurate recipe from scratch, as they discuss how Jefferson’s time in France and Italy led him to bring an early predecessor of modern macaroni and cheese to American shores.
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Making Jefferson’s Maccaroni Pie is a local public television program presented by NHPBS
Making Jefferson’s Maccaroni Pie (PREVIEW)
Preview: Special | 30s
Filmmaker Ken Burns and Ciao Italia! host Mary Ann Esposito celebrate America’s 250th anniversary by re-creating one of Thomas Jefferson’s favorite recipes: Maccaroni Pie. The two PBS icons make a historically accurate recipe from scratch, as they discuss how Jefferson’s time in France and Italy led him to bring an early predecessor of modern macaroni and cheese to American shores.
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Making Jefferson’s Maccaroni Pie is a local public television program presented by NHPBS