The American Royal Barbecue Hall of Fame has announced its 2022 class of inductees. The honors go to: · John Markus · Ed Mitchell · Joe Traeger · Lee Ann Whippen · Bobby Mueller (Legacy) · Karen Putman (Legacy) · Adam Scott (Legacy) Also announced was the NEW Impact Award. This year, it goes to “Unsung Black Barbecue Cooks.” Congrats to everyone […]
Black Smoke Nominated for a James Beard Award!
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 […]