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 ...

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 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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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 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.

Missy Frederick is the Editorial Director for Eater’s dining team. She has covered the D.C. restaurant industry since 2007, offers expertise in business reporting and regional American dishes, and ...

Smithsonian.com's food blogger Amanda Bensen has referred to area south of the National Mall as a "culinary desert." The Mitsitam Cafe, a Zagat-rated restaurant located inside the American Indian ...

Museum dining carries an unsavory reputation that’s unfortunately well deserved. So, the first visitors back in 2004 to the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian in Washington may be ...

To view a slide show of images from Denver's Tocabe and D.C.'s Mitsitam Café, click here. When Ben Jacobs and Matt Chandra entered the fifth annual National Indian Taco Championship last spring, it ...