Soul Food Scholar
Join us to celebrate the launch of Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue. Includes guest speakers, delicious BBQ from our favorite local vendors, and a keynote address from Adrian E Miller.
Come hear Adrian discuss Black Smoke and pre-order your copy today!
Across America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery has gone through the roof. Prepared in one regional style or another, in the South and beyond, barbecue is one of the nation’s most distinctive culinary arts. Scholar and certified barbecue judge Adrian Miller uncovers the African American figures who have been long overlooked in […]
Adrian Miller, a James Beard Award-winning author and certified barbecue judge introduces his 2021 book, Black Smoke. Miller shares the smoke-filled story of Black perseverance, culinary innovation, and entrepreneurship. Though often unheralded, African Americans have enriched a barbecue culture that has come to be embraced by all. This is part of National Soul Food Month programming.
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Across America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery has gone through the roof. Prepared in one regional style or another, in the South and beyond, barbecue is one of the nation’s most distinctive culinary arts. And people aren’t just eating it: They’re also reading books and articles and watching TV shows about it. […]
Presidential cocktails? POTUS potables? Whatever you call them, they've been equally critical in managing the affairs of state and maintaining the peace at home. On Monday, July 19, join The Cocktail Collection in welcoming Adrian Miller, the James Beard Award-winning author of THE PRESIDENT'S KITCHEN CABINET, to Los Angeles for a colorful, fun-filled and educational […]
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