Experience open-hearth cooking at Hermann-Grima House! The historic house and slave quarters includes the only 19th-century open hearth kitchen still in operation in the area. Watch and learn as docents use authentic recipes, tools, and methods of cooking on the open flame in the hearth, potager (stew holes), and beehive oven. Demonstrations are automatically included on guided tours—just book the Urban Enslavement Tour on one of the below Saturdays. FREE for museum members!

Dates for the 2025-2026 Open-Hearth Cooking Season:
November 1, 15
December 6, 20
January 10, 24
February 28
March 14, 28
April 11