Adrian Miller’s Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue has been nominated for a 2022 James Beard Award for Reference, History, and Scholarship. “It’s a tremendous honor to make the short list for the James Beard Award,” Miller said. “I’m thrilled for the opportunity revive old stories and tell new stories about […]
Black Smoke is a Finalist for a Colorado Book Award!
Great News! Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, is a finalist in the 2022 Colorado Book Awards History category. I’m ecstatic that the Colorado Center for the Book and its volunteer selectors placed my book on the short list. Quite the honor! I’ll be reading from “Black Smoke” at the Finalist Reading Series featuring […]
Johnetta Miller’s Banana Pudding Recipe
Here’s my late mother Johnetta Miller’s recipe for banana pudding. A version of it was served at the dinner where I received the 12th Annual Literati Award from the Friends of Southern Methodist University. She liked to chill her mixer beaters in the freezer before using them to whip the pudding’s topping; she said it […]
“The Black Kitchen Initiative” Podcast Wins a Taste Award!
TASTE AWARDS Finalists are selected from nomination submissions by the ACADEMY OF MEDIA TASTEMAKERS, a diverse and respected association of food & wine editors, writers and bloggers, chefs, fashion journalists, television producers and stations, online video platforms, mobile device providers, retail and technology enterprises, previous award recipients, and others. The TASTE AWARDS are the highest awards […]