Research Catalog

Title

Sweet Home Cafe cookbook : a celebration of African American cooking / Albert Lukas and Jessica B. Harris, with contributions by Jerome Grant ; foreword by Lonnie G. Bunch III ; introduction by Jacquelyn Serwer.

Author

Lukas, Albert, 1968-

Publication

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, 2018.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Harris, Jessica B.
• Grant, Jerome, 1982-

Description

216 pages : color illustrations; 26 cm

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.

Alternative Title

Celebration of African American cooking : Sweet Home Cafe cookbook

Subjects

• African American cooking
• African Americans > Southern States > Social life and customs
• Cooking, American > Southern style
• Cookbooks
• Sweet Home Cafe

Genre/Form

Cookbooks.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

Call Number

Sc F 18-456

ISBN

• 9781588346407
• 1588346404

LCCN

2018016725

OCLC

1033546987

Author

Lukas, Albert, 1968- author.

Title

Sweet Home Cafe cookbook : a celebration of African American cooking / Albert Lukas and Jessica B. Harris, with contributions by Jerome Grant ; foreword by Lonnie G. Bunch III ; introduction by Jacquelyn Serwer.

Publisher

Washington, DC : Smithsonian Books, 2018.

Type of Content

text

still image

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Harris, Jessica B., author.

Grant, Jerome, 1982- contributor.

Cover Title

Celebration of African American cooking : Sweet Home Cafe cookbook

Research Call Number

Sc F 18-456