Reviews

Sweet Home Café Cookbook: A Celebration of African American Cooking by NMAAHC, Jerome Grant, Albert Lukas, Jessica B. Harris, Lonnie G. Bunch III

dray's review

4.0

I didn't realize until after opening the book that I had eaten in the cafe when I was in DC visiting the African American historical museum. It was great to have all the recipes in one place, and to circle back on dishs I could not try at one sitting. The cookbook is a true piece of Americana, delicious.

shannonleighd's review

2.0

While I appreciate the history lessons throughout, this is ultimately a cookbook and instead of pictures of people and other things I wanted more photos of the food. I'm not familiar with a lot of these dishes and would've appreciated being able to see the finished results. For me, pictures are super important in a cookbook because if I just wanted recipes I could easily look them up online.

There are also a ton of onions used and I know that's a super personal problem of mine but I really, really hate onions lol. #onionhate Way too many onions. Also includes quite a few proteins that I'm not interested in ever eating, like duck, chicken livers, and goat.

Someone who is more comfortable cooking these types of cuisines might not have the same issues I did. There were a few recipes I found interesting but overall this just wasn't for me.

blkmymorris's review

5.0

It's gorgeous. I've become one of those people who read a cookbook but I haven't cooked anything from the book. I love the historical picture of people eating, cooking, and the memorabilia of utensils and other cooking related things. I will try to make a few recipes. I went to the National Museum of African-American History and Culture and the sweet potato pie was excellent, so that will be on the list (Limpin' Susan, Hoppin' John, Texas Caviar, sweet potato pie, and maybe an easy fish or chicken dish).

bookwormmichelle's review

4.0

Delightful. I loved the history and the photos as well as the recipes.