Adrian Miller on Black Artistry: Inspiration Recrafted Episode 4

In this podcast, I talk again to soul food scholar, barbecue judge, James Beard award winner and former politico Adrian Miller, whom I first interviewed to talk about his book Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine one Plate at a Time.     In this equally informative and humorous podcast, he discusses the role of Ralph Ellison’s Invisible Man in his life, a book which he makes a point of reading every decade.  He also talks about his latest book Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, which documents the lives of some legendary Black pit masters. He educates me on the role of vinegar (particularly apple cider vinegar) as a pork marinade, which I’ve recently applied to my cooking. In this continuous chain of learning about Black creatives, I’m looking forward to interviewing Eudell Watts IV (a descendant of Arthur Watts, who was a very successful pitmaster in his day). Adrian is hoping to bring the story of street food to the UK later this year. I can't wait!