A Taste of History - Season 9

Season 9
Chef Walter Staib's Emmy award-winning series, A Taste of History, recreates 18th century culinary heritage by cooking spectacular colonial recipes over an open hearth fire. In this season, Chef Staib returns to Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and visits the site of America's first permanent English settlement in Jamestown, Virginia. Joined by his son, he also travels to Nicaragua in a touching tribute to his late wife. Other notable locations include Pennsbury Manor, the south coast of Jamaica, a rainforest in St. Lucia and more! Stuffed kohlrabi, lavender-marinated duck, oyster toast, and lemon meringue pie are just a few of the many extravagant 18th century recipes created.

Episodes

Remember Paoli

Settling Jamestown

Jamaica's Spectacular South Coast

The Bounty of Penn's Pennsylvania

A Tribute to Mrs. Goodfellow

Recipes in the Rainforest

Pennsbury: The Working Estate

The Monticello Wine Experiment

Flavors of the Pinoleros

Handmade: Crafts of the 18th Century

Rochambeau's Revolutionary Road

A Sentimental Journey Through Nicaragua

Best of Jamaica
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