![]() We sampled from each, stuffing ourselves with the rich offerings, Georgia shrimp and Anson Mills stone ground grits, slow-cooked collards and cornbread sticks, empanadas heaped with black eye peas, golden corn and chanterelles, not to mention Johnston County sweet potato pie. The 12,000-square foot café is divided into four stations, which honor the geographic regions of African-American culture-the North States, Agricultural South, Creole Coast and Western Range. We were on assignment to report on the food. But we headed straight down the museum’s magnificent central staircase to the below-ground Sweet Home Café. Untold stories and famous tales burst to life through artifacts in the exhibitions. The museum, more than 100 years in the making, brimmed with treasures. ![]() When the National Museum of African American History and Culture hosted a soft opening, we came hungry. ![]()
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