Black smoke African Americans and the United States of barbecue

"Across America, the pure love and popularity of barbecue cookery has 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 a...

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Main Author: Miller, Adrian (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2021]
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Kindling my barbecue passion
  • Pit smoked: barbecue's Native American foundation
  • How did "barbeque" get so Black?
  • Burnt offerings: barbecue in African American church culture
  • Rising smoke: the ascendancy of the African American barbecue specialist
  • Barbecue is my business: the emergence of African American barbecue entrepreneurs
  • Black barbeque is beautiful: toward an African American barbeque aesthetic
  • Liquid black smoke: the primacy of sauce
  • Short-circuited: African Americans and competition barbecue
  • Blowing smoke: the fading media representation of African American barbecuers
  • Glowing embers: the future of African American barbecue
  • Tending the fire
  • My favorite African American barbecue restaurants.