We’ll serve different sauces on the side. It’s the first time we’ve done whole hog barbecue. So, we highlighted recipes to reflect that and incorporated a few of the recipes from the Sweet Home Café cookbook. It’s color of the holiday that stands for the blood of the people or the resilience of the people. Wright: How did you decide what to prepare for the Museum’s Juneteenth menu?Ĭoles: I did some research and the museum jumped on it even before it was named a federal holiday. Smoked half Chicken on the Juneteenth menu at Sweet Home Café. Iced tea and Cherry Lemonade are available. For a sweet home finish, two tempting desserts are on the menu with both Cherry Cobbler and Red Velvet Cake.

The Café will be offering a number of delicious choices including Whole Hog BBQ, Yeast Rolls, Smoked half Chicken with Cherry BBQ sauce and House-made Pickles, St Louis Ribs with a choice of BBQ Sauces and White Bread, Louis Armstrong Red Beans and Rice with pork, Stewed Tomato, Okra and Corn, Coleslaw and Potato Salad. Inside the museum at Sweet Home Café, Executive Chef Ramin Coles of Restaurant Associateshas created a special menu to celebrate Juneteenth. This year’s commemoration at the Smithsonian’s African American Museum (National Museum of African American History and Culture) explores the “sense” of freedom by highlighting the music, food and experiences of African Americans. In the century-and-a-half since, the Juneteenth holiday represents a time to gather with family and community, to honor the present and to reflect on shared history and tradition. Support Good News Journalism, Subscribe >

Sweet Home Café Cookbook by NMAAHC