Media release from Berry College, written by Public Relations Student Associate Bella Brown:
A Soul Food Scholar and author of “The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families from the Washingtons to the Obamas,” will speak at Berry College on Oct. 5.
Author Adrian Miller is a two-time winner of the James Beard Foundation Award for his 2014 book, “Soul Food: The Surprising Story of an American Cuisine, One Plate at a Time” and his 2022 release “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue.” He is a 2018 NAACP Image Award Nominee, 2022 Colorado Book Award Winner and 2025 IPPY Award Winner. Recently, he received a nomination for his 2026 article in Southern Living, “The Unwritten Chapters of Charleston Receipts.”
Miller was special assistant to President Bill Clinton from 1999 to 2001, overseeing issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. He also served as senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter. Currently he is the executive director for the Colorado Council of Churches.
The public event is part of the Conson Wilson Lecture Series and begins at 7 p.m. in the Krannert Ballroom. Berry’s Conson Wilson Lecture features notable scholars, authors, artists and leaders of acclaim to campus. This lecture series hosts influential voices to engage students and the local community.
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