since i was a little boy listening to myto grandfather's stories which to meet with history. and so food for me was a way to explore history. it is a way to kinda put myself in the shoes of people who lived in the past begin to eat what they might have eaten. history is the crux of the show and the food is kind of the way i present it. >> would george washington recognize what we eat today? >> i think of many things, yes. definitely not in their current form. food was definitely simpler. we have so many more influences from international cuisine now. so many other ingredients that just weren't available but there weren't -- there were ingredients then were properly put nutmeg and everything during late 18th century here in the u.s. we don't use that very often anymore. a there are similarities but there are a lot of differences as well. quick so is the purpose of nutmeg? >> is just a flavor that was very popular. flavors come and go in popularity throughout the ages. for most of the last 100 years salt-and-pepper have been the spices of choice that's on a table when you go to

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