Adrian Joseph Miller

Adrian Miller, CSP, is a two-time James Beard Award-winning culinary author, certified barbecue judge, and recovering attorney based in Denver, Colorado. A graduate of Stanford University and Georgetown University Law Center, Adrian began his career in public service. From 1999 to 2001, he served as a special assistant to President Bill Clinton with the Initiative for One America – the first free-standing office in the White House to address issues of racial, religious and ethnic reconciliation. He later worked as a senior policy analyst for Colorado Governor Bill Ritter Jr. Adrian has authored four acclaimed books examining soul food, barbecue history, and the stories of chefs who shaped presidential cuisine. His work has earned two James Beard Awards and numerous national honors. His most recent book, "Cooking to the President’s Taste," published by the White House Historical Association in 2025, expands his scholarship into Asian heritage chefs in White House history. He currently serves as executive director of the Colorado Council of Churches and recently co-curated the exhibit “Proclaiming Colorado’s Black History,” at the Museum of Boulder, now on view at the El Pueblo History Museum.