Kansas City's 18th and Vine District bustled with upbeat music, the smell of barbecue and chatter as people took to the ...

The story of American BBQ spans centuries and reveals a layered history shaped by Indigenous, African American and immigrant traditions. While the food itself has become a national obsession ...

Adrian Miller begins the introduction of his new book, “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue” (University of North Carolina Press, April 2021), with the admission ...

Grilled meats, watermelon, and hibiscus are often served on the holiday not only to bring communities together, but to honor ...

Barbecue started here ... and combined with the spices and the cooking techniques of Africans and later African Americans, it was only going on in Virginia," she said. "Throughout the years ...

Brockway opened Distant Relatives in February 2021. The restaurant bills itself as “modern African American barbecue” – a genre of food that Brockway discovered through self-reflection.

There are more than 30,000 BBQ joints in the U.S., but as far as the Michelin Guide is concerned, not one of them is worthy of a coveted star. Many Americans would say that the fault, dear Brutus ...