About the Presenter
Karima Moyer-Nocchi is a culinary historian and professor at the University of Siena, Italy. She is the author of two books: Chewing the Fat - An Oral History of Italian Foodways from Fascism to Dolce Vita and The Eternal Table - A Cultural History of Food in Rome.
Her upcoming publication with Columbia University Press is The Epic History of Macaroni and Cheese. Chapter four of the book provides a rigorous examination of Jefferson and Hemings' involvement in the introduction and popularization of the dish, along with a deconstruction of the mythology surrounding it. The period of research undertaken at Mount Vernon is focused on James Heming as well as Enslaved African American women and the legacy of macaroni and cheese.