On the eve of our most patriotic of food holidays, the Awl has published a comprehensive guide to Presidential palates throughout our nation's history.
Starting at the most recent:
and working her way all the way back to square one:
Awl writer Sarah Marshall obviously did some serious research. The whole roll is filled with awesome info-nuggets: Who knew that
Andrew Johnson established a White House dairy so that he could have fresh milk and butter,
Chester A. Arthur ate something called Nesselrode Pie, and
James K. Polk preferred cornbread and broiled ham to the finest of New Orleans French cuisine?
If you even have a passing interest in this great nation of ours, read the whole thing. Your friends will love nothing more than having Presidential food trivia yelled at them whenever there's a lull in the fireworks, trust us.
[via The Awl]