Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue

Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of BarbecueAcross America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery have 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 Milleradmitted 'cuehead and longtime certified barbecue judgethat in today's barbecue culture

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African-American women have developed a rich intellectual tradition that is not widely known