Plus, check out chef Jerome Grant’s favorite recipe in the book, out Oct. 23, for “Smoking Hot” Oxtail Pepper Pot.

Culinary ambassador Carla Hall and executive chef Jerome Grant have crafted a wide-ranging (and delicious) menu at the National Museum of African American History and Culture’s cafe.

It is an opportunity for chefs to try things that might not otherwise appear on their home restaurant’s menus.