Klancy Miller’s Honoring Black, Culinary Women ‘For the Culture’
She wanted a magazine to honor us in the food and wine industries, so she created it
Klancy Miller is doing it for the culture. Literally. Throughout the course of her career as a trained pastry chef, cookbook author, and food writer, Miller noticed that the stories of Black women in the food, wine, and hospitality industries were generally untold. Instead of hoping for increased representation in mainstream media publications, Miller took Toni Morrison’s advice to heart: “If there is a book you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”
However, Miller wanted to share the stories of Black women and femmes in a print magazine first. For the Culture, which tells incredible stories throughout the diaspora, debuted last month. It is the first magazine of its kind in the food and beverage industries in which the writing, photography, and illustrations are all created by Black women. In less than one month, For the Culture has already sold more than 50% of its inventory.
In a recent talk with ZORA, Miller discussed the inaugural issue of For the Culture and her commitment to documenting Black women and femmes in the food and beverage industries.
