One of most important figures in our nation's culinary history toiled away in the slave kitchens of an American founding ...

Cooks like Hercules Posey were ranked highly and afforded greater freedoms than other enslaved persons. Still, they were limited and at the mercy of their captors, as in the case of Posey, who was ...

When President George Washington celebrated his 65th birthday at a ball in Philadelphia, his chef Hercules Posey was an underrated part of the equation, writes Ramin Ganeshram for The New York Times.

James Hemmings and Hercules Posey, who were enslaved by Thomas Jefferson and George Washington, respectively. In 2021, Martin established the Black Pot Supper Club, an experiential dinner series that ...

George Washington’s step-grandson George Washington Parke Custis, on Hercules Posey “You know the brother had skills, real mad skills.” --Food historian Adrian Miller He was a true trailblazer: a ...