0_Apprentice
I just learned how to make homemade Mac and Cheese from Alton Brown
1_Wizard
Wow,  e for Chosen Topic  Macaroni and cheese  Macaroni and cheese—also called mac and cheese in American, Canadian, and macaroni pie in Caribbean English; and macaroni cheese in the United Kingdom—is a dish of English origin, consisting of cooked macaroni pasta and a cheese sauce, 
0_Apprentice
The real trick is to make a homemade bechamel sauce to melt your cheese in. I prefer cheddar cheese, you?
1_Wizard
I prefer macaroni , Traditional macaroni and cheese is a casserole baked in the oven; 
0_Apprentice
Well, if we are getting traditional, Thomas Jeffereson is responsible for the popularity of Macaroni and Cheese in the United States.
1_Wizard
Oh yes,  right in the United States,  it is considered a comfort food.
0_Apprentice
I hear in Canada they call it Kraft Dinner because of the manufactor Kraft, combined with the fact that Canadian Regulations won't let them put cheese on the box.
1_Wizard
Very true,  The cheese is often first incorporated into a Béchamel sauce to create a Mornay sauce
0_Apprentice
Yeah, but for a good Mornay sauce you need a good bechamel, which requires a Rou. Cookin flour in butter.