YouTube channel New Netherland Now is a channel dedicated to shining a spotlight on America's forgotten Dutch colonial past. Not only here in New York City, but all across the area we know now as New England, the Dutch were here first and established their own colony. In this third video of a 4-part series, learn about a forgotten American founding father: Adriaan van der Donck.

If you think the United States was just the result of group of conservative pilgrims fleeing persecution, you're wrong. Part of the United States can be traced to the revolutionary, free and open Dutch Republic. And no American exemplified the spirit from that time as well as Adriaan van der Donck, who foresaw what New Amsterdam, now New York, could one day become.

Root & Bone is a popular restaurant in Alphabet City on 3rd and B that serves up "Honest Southern Food" at a reasonable price. Amongst other popular items like Chicken and Waffle sandwiches and Squash Toast, the restaurant serves up a mouth-watering Mac N' Cheese dish that includes buttery biscuits and tons of melted swiss cheese. Check it out in this video from our friends at Zagat.

Now that fall is around the corner, eating mac n' cheese in public is safe once again. Zagat stopped into Root and Bone in Manhattan's East Village to see how this southern restaurant takes on this classic carb dish (hint: buttery biscuits are involved).

Good morning! Wishing you a happy Tuesday, September 19th, 2017 from all of us at Viewing NYC!

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