Sweet Home Cafe cookbook : a celebration of African American cooking / Albert G. Lukas and Jessica B. Harris, with contributions by Jerome Grant ; foreword by Lonnie G. Bunch III ; introduction by Jacquelyn D. Serwer ; in association with the National Museum of African American History and Culture and Restaurant Associates.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Lukas, Albert, 1968- author.

Harris, Jessica B., author.

Contributor:

National Museum of African American History and Culture (U.S.), contributor.

Grant, Jerome, 1982- contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American cooking.

Cooking, American--Southern style.

Cooking, American.

African Americans--Southern States--Social life and customs--History.

African Americans.

African Americans--Social life and customs.

Sweet Home Cafe.

Manners and customs.

History.

Southern States.

Genre:

Cookbooks.

History.

Physical Description:

216 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 27 cm

Other Title:

Celebration of African American cooking : Sweet Home Cafe cookbook

Place of Publication:

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, [2018]

Summary:

A celebration of African American cooking with 109 recipes from the National Museum of African American History and Culture's Sweet Home Café Since the 2016 opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, its Sweet Home Café has become a destination in its own right. Showcasing African American contributions to American cuisine, the café offers favorite dishes made with locally sourced ingredients, adding modern flavors and contemporary twists on classics. Now both readers and home cooks can partake of the café's bounty: drawing upon traditions of family and fellowship strengthened by shared meals, Sweet Home Café Cookbook celebrates African American cooking through recipes served by the café itself and dishes inspired by foods from African American culture. With 109 recipes, the sumptuous Sweet Home Café Cookbook takes readers on a deliciously unique journey. Presented here are the salads, sides, soups, snacks, sauces, main dishes, breads, and sweets that emerged in America as African, Caribbean, and European influences blended together. Featured recipes include Pea Tendril Salad, Fried Green Tomatoes, Hoppin' John, Sénégalaise Peanut Soup, Maryland Crab Cakes, Jamaican Grilled Jerk Chicken, Shrimp & Grits, Fried Chicken and Waffles, Pan Roasted Rainbow Trout, Hickory Smoked Pork Shoulder, Chow Chow, Banana Pudding, Chocolate Chess Pie, and many others. More than a collection of inviting recipes, this book illustrates the pivotal--and often overlooked--role that African Americans have played in creating and re-creating American foodways. Offering a deliciously new perspective on African American food and culinary culture, Sweet Home Café Cookbook is an absolute must-have.

Since the 2016 opening of the National Museum of African American History and Culture, its Sweet Home Café has become a destination in its own right. Showcasing African American contributions to American cuisine, the café offers favorite dishes made with locally sourced ingredients, adding modern flavors and contemporary twists on classics. With African, Caribbean, and European influences blended together, the recipes illustrate the pivotal-- and often overlooked-- role that African Americans have played in creating and re-creating American foodways. -- Adapted from back cover.

Contents:

About the Sweet Home Café

Introduction

Salads and sides

Soups and stews

Mains

Pickles, snacks, and breads

Sweets and drinks

Basics

Recipe list by region

Menus.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781588346407

1588346404

OCLC:

1033546987

Publisher Number:

99986429807