This is an incredibly unique conversation you do not want to miss!
BBQ & BLOCK PARTIES will offer an insight into the history of BBQ & the African American Church, and practical ways how BBQ & Block Parties can build connections with our neighbors and neighborhoods.
Special guest speaker, Adrian Miller, is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado. Adrian received the Judge Henry N. and Helen T. Graven award in 2019 for being “an outstanding layperson, whose life is nurtured and guided by a strong sense of Christian calling, and who is making a significant contribution to community, church, and our society.”
BBQ provided by Roaming Buffalo, rooting itself in Colorado culinary history, with pulled lamb, huge bison ribs and venison sausage. Roaming Buffalo was awarded Best Barbecue in 2022 by Westword.
LOCATION
THURSDAY, MAY 11
6:30pm - 8:30pm
Platt Park Church
FOOD & DRINK
BBQ provided from Roaming Buffalo
BBQ “Taster Flight” included with registration
BBQ “Full-Plate” for additional $10
Drinks provided
INFORMATION
Cost $25 per person
Use discount code PH10 at checkout for a $15 discount. (This is a joint event with other churches. We are covering a portion of the cost for our Hills Church family).
Questions? Please email info@thehillsdenver.com
SCHEDULE
6:30pm | BBQ Roaming Buffalo
6:45pm | WELCOME Platt Park Church
7:00pm | BBQ & BLOCK PARTIES Andraé Alexander, Stephen Redden
7:15pm | BURNT OFFERINGS Adrian Miller
7:55pm | BBQ Q&A Adrian Miller
8:15pm | INVITATION TO PRACTICE Jared Mackey
SPEAKER
Adrian Miller is a food writer, James Beard Award winner, attorney, and certified barbecue judge who lives in Denver, Colorado. His 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. His second book, The President’s Kitchen Cabinet: The Story of the African Americans Who Have Fed Our First Families, From the Washingtons to the Obamas was the 2018 Colorado Book Award for History. Adrian’s third book, Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue, was published Spring 2021. 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.
