Thomas Jefferson & the Mammoth Cheese of Cheshire

It’s that time of gruyère: it’s the Feast’s election episode! And we’re dedicating a whole show to some great White House food traditions. What do you get the President that has everything? A giant cheese, of course! Not just for fans of “The West Wing” anymore, we’re looking into the weird and wacky world of White House cheeses, going back to one of the founding fathers himself, Thomas Jefferson. Find out how a 1200-pound cheese ended up on the president’s doorstep one cold January morning in 1802. Learn what Jefferson did with all that cheese, and how a White House room earned its name from a dairy product. All this and all the cheese puns you can handle on this week’s episode of The Feast.   Written & Produced by Laura Carlson Technical Direction by Mike Portt For all the cheese info you can handle, plus more information about early American elections, cheese-making, cakes, and more, click here.  Episode Soundtrack Available Here Find on iTunes | Other Players Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices