The Monticello Wine Experiment
taste of history

Thomas Jefferson's impact on the world of wine is explored in Chef Staib's triumphant return to Monticello. Recipes include lavender-marinated duck, oysters with champagne, and more.

Duration: 25 minutes and 29 seconds

Episode Number: 908

About Taste of History:

A TASTE OF HISTORY is a TV cooking series that explores America's culinary beginnings from the Birthplace of American Cuisine.

This innovative series brings America's history to life and makes it vibrant as we step back in time and get to know the founders of our country through the food they ate and the recipes they prepared.

Chef Walter Staib, an award-winning internationally known chef with over four decades of experience, is a master of open hearth cookery.

He demonstrates a true mastery in the preparation of sophisticated 18th Century cuisine, sure to inspire home-cooks.

A TASTE OF HISTORY is produced in significant historic locations; from Jefferson's Monticello to Philadelphia's Rittenhouse Town and even on the banks of the Delaware River at Washington's Crossing.

In each episode Chef Staib explores the origin of featured recipes and ingredients to reveal historical context.

We learn about Martha Washington's contributions at Valley Forge, the Washington's well-known slave-chef Hercules and visit Jefferson's Monticello to walk through his gardens and cook in his kitchen!


Future Broadcast times for "Taste of History": (show all)

Sat, Feb 28 7:00 A.M. Flavors of the Pinoleros     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Mar 7 7:00 A.M. Handmade: Crafts of the 18th Century     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Mar 14 7:00 A.M. Rochambeau's Revolutionary Road     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Mar 21 7:00 A.M. A Sentimental Journey Through Nicaragua     NH Create (11.4)
Sat, Mar 28 7:00 A.M. Best of Jamaica     NH Create (11.4)


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