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Black Smoke - Book Cover

Black Smoke (Hardcover)

African Americans and the United States of Barbecue

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Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue will be published by the University of North Carolina Press in Spring 2021.

In Black Smoke, Miller chronicles how Black barbecuers, pitmasters, and restauranteurs helped develop this cornerstone of American foodways and how they are coming into their own today. It’s a smoke-filled story of Black perseverance, culinary innovation, and entrepreneurship. Though often pushed to the margins, African Americans have enriched a barbecue culture that has come to be embraced by all. Miller celebrates and restores the faces and stories of the men and women who have influenced this American cuisine. This beautifully illustrated chronicle also features 22 barbecue recipes collected just for this book.

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ISBN: 978-1469662800 Categories: Black Smoke, Books
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Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue will be published by the University of North Carolina Press in Spring 2021.

WINNER–2022 James Beard Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship!

WINNER–2022 Colorado Book Award for History!

FINALIST–International Association of Culinary Professionals Book Award in Literary and Historical Food Writing.

A Garden and Gun Magazine Best Book of 2021.

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. But why is it, asks Adrian Miller — admitted ‘cuehead and longtime certified barbecue judge — that in today’s barbecue culture African Americans don’t get much love?

In Black Smoke, Miller chronicles how Black barbecuers, pitmasters, and restauranteurs helped develop this cornerstone of American foodways and how they are coming into their own today. It’s a smoke-filled story of Black perseverance, culinary innovation, and entrepreneurship. Though often pushed to the margins, African Americans have enriched a barbecue culture that has come to be embraced by all. Miller celebrates and restores the faces and stories of the men and women who have influenced this American cuisine. This beautifully illustrated chronicle also features 22 barbecue recipes collected just for this book.

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Weight 1.74 lbs
Language

English

Page Length

328 pages

Publication Date

April 27, 2021

Publisher

University of North Carolina Press

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