Historic Ebony test kitchen finds permanent home at Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture

The Ebony test kitchen at the Museum of Food and Drink in New York City. The kitchen stood for decades on the 10th floor of the Johnson Publications offices on South Michigan Avenue. (Landmarks Illinois)

The city’s iconic Ebony test kitchen, which developed some of the magazine’s popular recipes in African American cuisine, has found a permanent home in Washington, D.C.

The slice of Chicago history is headed to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C., where it will be a part of the permanent collection, the museum announced Tuesday.