Article: Black Chefs and the Culinary Revolution; A Taste of Heritage Foundation Stages an African-American Showcase

"Part of the problem with African-American chefs," says chef Joseph Randall, "is that people don't think of us as cooking anything other than ribs or barbecue."

Randall says this as he maneuvers around the crowded kitchen of the Hay-Adams Hotel across from the White House, preparing steamed salted mackerel with wild mushrooms, creamy oyster broth and fresh chives. All around him are other African-American chefs putting the finishing touches on dishes such as spring greens with spicy fried shrimp and citrus vinaigrette, bell pepper and eggplant terrine with Vidalia onion vinaigrette, duet of lamb medallions and pork stuffed with Cajun sausage on a bed of mixed greens, and blackberry cobbler ...

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