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Adrian Miller couldn’t believe what he was seeing. Back in 2004, he found himself watching a Paula Deen special about Southern barbecue. By the time its credits rolled, he’d seen not a single Black barbecue chef profiled. “An hourlong special with no Black people at all,” he said. “And you know, that's just crazy.”  Until recently, the oversight would likely have been inconceivable, said Miller, a Beard Award-winning writer of food history and author of a new book called “Black Smoke: African Americans and the United States of Barbecue.”  Stretching back to Colonial times wh...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   PUTNEY â€” Although her dad had turned over the tongs to her about five years ago, Sarah Tuff, the main rib flipper at Curtis’s All-American Bar-B-Q in Putney, knew she could call on her pop whenever she had a question about the business. But last December, Curtis Tuff died at 82 years old, leaving Sarah to carry on the tradition with her fiancé, David Wright. "He touched so many people," said Sarah on Monday. When people learn her dad passed away, they are eager to share stories with her about Curtis and his 40 years of tendin...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   PUTNEY — The man behind Curtis’ All American Barbecue Pit, a local landmark, is being remembered as a friend of the community who served up tasty food. On the business’ Facebook page, the family said Curtis Tuff died Tuesday morning in his sleep. He was 82. “We appreciate everyone’s thoughts and prayers,” the post says. “Just during this time, we need time to mourn and we love you all.” Tuff’s widow Christine Tuff, who handles the business end of the barbecue, said a lot of people have been reac...