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Sweet Home Cafe at National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington D.C.
Sweet Home Cafe, overseen by culinary ambassador Carla Hall and award-winning Executive Chef Jerome Hall (previously of Mitsitam), showcases the culture and history of African-Americans through food with traditional dishes and modern interpretations. Ingredients are sourced from local, sustainable growers when possible, and the cafe favors products from African-American-owned businesses. Those components are used in four distinct stations that represent regions deeply impacted by African-American culinary traditions. The Agricultural South station serves items like buttermilk fried chicken and Brunswick stew. At the Creole Coast station, you’ll find pan-fried Louisiana catfish po’ boys. In the North States, you can try Caribbean-style pepper pots and oyster pan roasts, and at the Western Range, you can order dishes like “Son of a Gun” stew and pan-roasted rainbow trout with cornbread.