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Ashlie D. Stevens

Ashlie D. Stevens is Salon's food editor. She is also an award-winning radio producer, editor and features writer — with a special emphasis on food, culture and subculture.

Her writing has appeared in and on The Atlantic, National Geographic’s “The Plate,” Eater, VICE, Slate, Salon, The Bitter Southerner and Chicago Magazine, while her audio work has appeared on NPR’s All Things Considered and Here & Now, as well as APM’s Marketplace. She is based in Chicago. 

Panzanella with tomatoes and red onion (istetiana / Getty Images)

Panzanella, but make it Southern — and add bacon

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American Chef Anthony Bourdain (Paulo Fridman/Corbis via Getty Images)

Anthony Bourdain didn’t say that (but we wish he did)

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A kettlebell balances on an egg (J Studios / Getty Images)

How to eat like a strong woman

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Chicken snack wrap (Olgaorly / Getty Images )

The art of the almost-fancy snack wrap

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Anne Burrell makes a culinary presentation during the Food Network New York City Wine & Food Festival presented by Capital One - Grand Tasting featuring Culinary Demonstrations presented by Liebherr Appliances on October 15, 2022 in New York City. (Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images for NYCWFF)

Chef Anne Burrell, beloved Food Network star, dies at 55

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Shakshuka (Alexander Spatari / Getty Images )

Tomato and egg already love each other. Join in

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Raw tomatoes (Ekaterina Fedulyeva / Getty Images)

No gatekeeping. Just a perfect summer sauce

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Poker Face — “One Last Job” Season 2 Episode 7 — Pictured: (l-r) Corey Hawkins as Bill Jackson, Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale (Sarah Shatz/ Peacock)

On “Poker Face,” a tender moment between takeout orders

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Tomatoes on a tablecloth (Catherine Falls Commercial/ Getty Images )

Perfect summer tomatoes? Turn them into butter

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Fancy ranch (Studio Alcott / Getty Images )

The best salad dressing? Fancy ranch

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"Tucci in Italy" (Matt Holyoak/ National Geographic)

Stanley Tucci wants us to cook together again

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Lettuce (Getty Images/ Francesco Carta fotografo)

The dessert that changed my salad game

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"Tucci in Italy" (National Geographic / Matt Holyoak)

Stanley Tucci’s quiet sequel to “Big Night,” served for Sunday lunch

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Choi cooks live on the Williams Sonoma stage during the 2023 BottleRock Napa Valley festival (Getty Images/ Jim Bennett)

Roy Choi wants you to disrespect your vegetables

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Fried chicken salad (Getty Images/ Chris Schneider / 500px)

In praise of the maximalist salad

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The cast of Netflix's "Nonnas" (Jeong Park / Netflix )

In “Nonnas,” recipes are love letters

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Jeffrey Wright's Isaac Dixon on 'The Last of Us' season 2, episode 4. (Liane Hentscher/HBO)

In the apocalypse, good taste dies last

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in The Vatican, on May 8, 2025 (Getty Images / TIZIANA FABI/AFP)

The people’s pope has eaten a hot dog

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A blueberry smoothie (Getty Images / Kseniya Ovchinnikova)

For a better smoothie, turn on the oven

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Warren Buffett (C), CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, is surrounded by press and fans as he arrives at the 2019 annual shareholders meeting in Omaha, Nebraska, May 4, 2019. (Getty Images / JOHANNES EISELE)

“A big mistake”: Warren Buffett criticizes Trump tariffs at Berkshire meeting

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A pan of pierogi (Getty Images / Alexander Spatari)

The pierogi is having an identity crisis. And it’s delicious

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A sweet apple salad with marshmallows, crushed nuts and a yogurt dressing (Getty Images / from-my-point-of-view)

Sweet salads are back. Don’t be afraid

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Dried cannabis buds and gummy worms (Getty Images / Nyaaka Photo)

The best place for better snacks? Try the dispensary

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Cookie sandwich with honey buttercream (Getty Images / LauriPatterson )

Cookie sandwich or cornbread? A dessert that thrives in the in-between

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