Celebrating The Cheesiest
Does it get any better than Kraft Macaroni & Cheese? I’m going to go out on a limb here and say “no”.
CBS Sunday Morning paid homage to “the comfort meal of childhood memories” with a feature by correspondent Serena Altschul.
She provides some history on the “American staple” – including its British inspiration, Thomas Jefferson’s role in its popularity, and the “revolutionary” idea of a Kraft sales rep to box the cheese with the macaroni.
Kraft Macaroni & Cheese
Great stuff then (America’s best-selling brand during the Great Depression) and now, there appears to be a cottage industry associated with the concoction – at least in New York City, with its “all things mac and cheese” Macbar and its exclusive Waverly Inn & Garden, featuring the $95 white truffle special.
That recipe - for Chef John DeLucie’s Mac & Cheese topped with white truffles - is available here, but be advised that those truffles sell for about $1,400-$1,900 a pound.
Me, I’ll take my classic box and add a can of tuna and all is right with the world. It’s really the simple things in life that make the biggest impact.
