On the eve of the 250th anniversary of the Virginia Declaration of Rights, join celebrity chef and James Beard award-winning author Michael W. Twitty for a curated feast based on cross-cultural insights.

The dinner features four courses chosen from his cookbooks “Koshersoul” and “Recipes from the American South,” and conversational cues to help create a “Feast of Reason,” courtesy of our friends at Monticello.

Our special fare

Bread Course

Sally Lunn Bread

Appetizers

Texas Caviar
Black Eyed Pea Hummus and Crudités

Main Course

Sephardic Pink Rice
Kush
Kitchen Pepper and Sea Salt Rubbed Chicken
Vegetarian Collards/Koshersoul Collards

Dessert

Peach-Rice Kugel

Get your tickets

Tickets are $100 for adults, $50 for seniors (62+).

Recommended for age 13 and older.

Michael W. Twitty

Michael W. Twitty is an African-American Jewish writer, culinary historian and educator. He is the author of "The Cooking Gene," which won the 2018 James Beard Foundation Book Award for Book of the Year as well as the category for writing. His third book, "Kosher Soul," was published in 2022 and was the first book by a Black author awarded the National Jewish Book Award.

Twitty had made appearances on Andrew Zimmern's "Bizarre Foods America," "Taste the Nation" with Padma Laskshmi, Netflix's "High on the Hog" and "Many Rivers to Cross" with Dr. Henry Louis Gates on PBS as well as his more recent appearance with Dr. Gates on the four-part documentary series, "Black and Jewish America: An Interwoven History." He recently published "Recipes from the American South" with Phaidon Press.

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About the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown

The American Revolution Museum at Yorktown is open 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily (closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year’s days) and located on Route 1020 near the Colonial Parkway in Yorktown.

A commemorative partner of the Virginia American Revolution 250 Commission, the American Revolution Museum at Yorktown tells the story of the nation’s founding. Comprehensive indoor exhibits and outdoor living-history areas capture the transformational nature and epic scale of the Revolution and its relevance today.

Admission tickets can be purchased online or in person. Plan your visit today or call (757) 253-4838 for more information. Parking at the museum is free for museum visitors. A free shuttle service is available Historic Yorktown on the Yorktown Trolley.