Adrian Miller

Adrian Miller

Food writer

https://www.adrianemiller.com
Adrian Miller is a food writer, attorney and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, CO. He is currently the executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and, as such, is the first African American and the first layperson to hold that position. Miller previously served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton and a senior policy analyst for Colorado governor Bill Ritter Jr. He has also been a board member of the Southern Foodways Alliance. Miller’s Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time won the James Beard Foundation Award for Scholarship and Reference in 2014. His second book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was published on President's Day, 2017. Miller next book, Black Smoke: African American Adventures in Barbecue, will be published in Spring 2021.

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A Mardi Gras Feast from The Picayune's Creole Cookbook

The Picayune's Creole Cookbook offers an encyclopedic look at Creole cuisine that is entertaining and informative. Here are a few dishes representing great New Orleans cuisine and fit for a Mardi Gras celebration.

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The White House Family Cookbook

The White House Family Cookbook

This is the first presidential chef cookbook that gives a glimpse of the White House kitchen, its staff and meals they made over the span of five presidential administrations.

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A Domestic Cook Book

A Domestic Cook Book

Recently rescued from obscurity, it is believed to be the earliest known cookbook written by an African American.