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President Thomas Jefferson's Favorite Cuisine Is Still Considered One Of The Best In The World By Erica Martinez Oct. 20, 2025 10:00 pm EST

From August 1784 to September 1789, Thomas Jefferson lived in Paris, France, where he was stationed as the United States Minister to France. He adored his life there, absorbing the music, architecture, and especially the food. While he certainly embraced the French way of life, cooking, and eating, he traveled extensively around Europe, always sampling the local cuisine. When it was time to go home to Virginia, Jefferson shipped an enormous amount of food and equipment from Europe, including hundreds of bottles of wine, copper cookware, a pasta maker, olive oils, cheeses, nuts, and fruits. But after all his travels, it was the

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