Mac & Cheese
MAK and CHEEZ — Shorthand for 'macaroni and cheese,' a name as plain as the dish is beloved.
₹280
One of the most-ordered comfort dishes on delivery apps worldwide — traced back to a White House kitchen.
A pasta-and-cheese bake existed in Europe before America ever got its hands on it, but the American version is often traced to James Hemings, the enslaved chef of Thomas Jefferson's household, who trained in France and is credited with bringing a refined version of the dish back to Monticello in the 1780s. It's been a uniquely American comfort food ever since, from Jefferson's dinner table to a bright orange box in nearly every pantry.
What makes it taste like that
A proper roux-based cheese sauce is what separates this from anything boxed — sharp cheddar for bite, gruyère for nuttiness, and a breadcrumb top that turns golden and faintly crackling in the oven.
Chef's note
Take the roux off the heat before adding cheese — boiling cheese sauce is what makes it split and turn grainy.