It’s National French Fries Day and if you love French fries like most Americans — we should all say “thanks (chef!) James Hemings! “…

Most of the french fries featured in this mini vid are from @Le.Succulent. BEST French fries I’ve had in a really long time. Soooo sad that this Park Slope African-French Fusion Restaurant recently closed its doors for good 😢…

After rigorously learning & mastering the French culinary arts in Paris during Jefferson’s appointment there (1784-1789), then-enslaved Chef James Hemings returned to America as our nation’s first classically trained Chef de Cuisine. He introduced and thereby helped popularize once UNfamiliar dishes (hard to believe french fries werent always common!) that are now mainstay American faves like: macaroni & cheese!, ice cream!!, crème brulée, meringues, whipped cream… and yes FRENCH FRIES!…

How do you like your French fries?!

Plain (salt only) ? …Loaded? (e.g., bacon! 🥓, cheese! 🧀, chives etc. — “the works” ) with catchup? With mayo like the Belgians?…with Dijon (my fave!)…? Definitely the latter for me — although I ain’t mad at plain (hot, fresh, delish! fries) nor loaded either (with good quality toppings!) … pls add your COMMENTs below , thanks!!

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