On July 4 , award - gain chef Jose Andres opened a pop - up restaurant in Washington , DC . America Eats Tavern pay court to the culinary account of the U.S. , with proceeds supporting the Foundation for the National Archives . The eating house open up in conjunction with the National Archives’“What ’s Cooking , Uncle Sam?”—an exhibit that research how the Government has affected America ’s food for thought consumption .
Both the eating house and display will be opened for six months .
The WPA’s America Eats! Project
America Eats Tavern take in its name from the Works Progress Administration ’s 1930s writing project , which paid position - off writer and reporters to document solid food and culinary experience of various regions throughout the country .
The concluding product was never intended to be a cookery book , though recipe do appear in many of the manuscripts . Rather , the essays were presuppose to capture how Americans eat up , and the intact culinary experience . ( A similar undertaking today might make reference of the late bulge out - up eating house trend , which has been popularized by the like of chef Ludo Lefebvre and the Guerilla Culinary Brigade . )
The Restaurant
The downstairs floor at America Eats Tavern feature such American staple fibre as hot dogs , lobster rolls , and cheesesteaks , while the upstair dining room is more formal . The menu include some favorites from preceding prexy , including Clinton Gazpacho and Eisenhower Stew , and a short history lesson about every item . For instance :
The Exhibit
“ What ’s Cooking , Uncle Sam ? ” is loose through Jan. 3 and features an impressive collection of posters , photographs , and documents related to food production and consumption in the United States . The showing takes visitor back to a time when butter and bastioned margarine were advertise as an essential daily nutrient group and Americans were encouraged to consume bungalow cheeseflower as a protein substitute for meat . Here are a few of the post horse on exhibit :
I ’d like to know more about that " eat any other foods you want " part .
From the National Archives : " During World War I , the Food Administration under Herbert Hoover promoted ' Meatless Mondays . ' This poster suggests cottage cheese as a protein substitute . "
The Nutrition Division of the War Food Administration would n’t go along with the term " Vitamin doughnut , " which had been offer by the Doughnut Corporation . One day …
