The Smithsonian Institution’s acclaimed Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe at the National Museum of the American Indian just unveiled a new winter menu, devised by the cafe’s new executive chef Jerome Grant.

The Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian has announced the reopening of the Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe at the museum in Washington, D.C. Closed since September 2023 for exhaust-system ...

The Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe at the National Museum of the American Indian became the first museum restaurant in Washington, D.C., to earn a Rammy award from the Restaurant Association Metropolitan ...

WASHINGTON — Step into the Mitsitam Cafe at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian and you’ll quickly realize you’re not in for typical museum fare. Absent are cardboard pizza and ...

Chef Richard Hetzler’s cookbook contains recipes for buffalo chili, wild rice salad and other regional specialties. Photo by Renée Comet. Courtesy of the American Indian Museum Chef Richard Hetzler’s ...

THE CAFETERIA at the National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall makes it clear that cafeteria food doesn't have to be bland and boring. It also points out, albeit subtly, how healthful the ...

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WASHINGTON — If you think your kitchen is busy on Thanksgiving Day, you should see Freddie Bitsoie’s. On Nov. 24 and the days leading up to it, he’ll be preparing Thanksgiving dinner for about 1,000 ...

Museum cafes can be a maze of steam tables with overpriced cafeteria food. Skip the chicken tenders and head for the National Museum of the American Indian’s Mitsitam Native Foods Cafe (Fourth St. and ...