

Miller’s first book, 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. 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. In June 2019, Adrian lectured in the Masters of Gastronomy program at the Università di Scienze Gastronomiche (nicknamed the “Slow Food University”) in Pollenzo, Italy. From 2004 to 2010, he served on the board for the Southern Foodways Alliance.



Adrian went on to serve as a senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. From 1999 to 2001, Adrian served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton with his Initiative for One America – the first free-standing office in the White House to address issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1995. His scholarship has broken new ground on the intersections of food, race, class, and gender, highlighting the multitude of ways that African American foodways are fundamental to understanding American history and culture.”Īdrian received an A.B in International Relations from Stanford University in 1991, and a J.D. Miller has travelled extensively across the United States and the world, sharing his vast knowledge of African American culinary heritage. His talk will enrich our community’s understanding of many of the themes in our selected novel, “Homegoing.” Mr. Michelle Johansen, DEI Coordinator said, “The NEA Big Read: Bolivar County project is honored to host noted food writer and historian, Adrian Miller, as part of our spring series of events. Adrian is featured in the Netflix hit High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America. This event is free and open to the DSU campus and general public.Īdrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado. Award-winning food writer, Adrian Miller, will present his research about African American foodways on Monday, February 6, 2023, at 6 PM in Jobe Hall Auditorium, as part of a series of events in support of Delta State University’s NEA Big Read: Bolivar County project.
