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. 

Empty shopping cart in front of a red wall
Why San Francisco is considering a bill that would let shoppers sue closing grocery stores Ashlie D. Stevens
Intermittent fasting
A new, viral study linked intermittent fasting to cardiac death — but don't worry just yet Ashlie D. Stevens
Wedding cake topper
How secret weddings became the new "it" wedding Ashlie D. Stevens
Red delicious apples
Republicans fought WIC — and WIC won Ashlie D. Stevens
Grubhub delivery worker NYC
"Safety crisis": Food delivery's simmering violence problem Ashlie D. Stevens
Intermittent fasting
Ozempic, Big Food and why eating intuitively is easier said than done Ashlie D. Stevens
French Fries
Are potatoes a vegetable or grain? Why lawmakers are fighting over how they're classified Ashlie D. Stevens
Ball Python in a bowl of pasta
Uncoiling the future of food: Scientists say snake might be the solution for sustainable protein Ashlie D. Stevens
Donald Trump
The least villainous thing about Trump is his weight Ashlie D. Stevens
Employees of Tyson Foods Inc. process chicken
Republicans would rather boycott Tyson Foods than acknowledge how essential immigrant workers are Ashlie D. Stevens
Big farm tractor tilling dusty Springtime fields
Seeds of dissent: Agricultural manufacturers and farmers clash over “right to repair” equipment Ashlie D. Stevens
Going Out Of Business
Why supermarkets have abandoned some of America's poorest neighborhoods Ashlie D. Stevens
Tyson Frozen Chicken Product Bag
Republicans are using Tyson’s decision to hire migrants to push their “Great Replacement” lie Ashlie D. Stevens
Oprah Winfrey
Oprah's departure, Ozempic and a failed "hype house": WeightWatchers struggles to adapt its image Ashlie D. Stevens
Family Dollar store
How dollar stores exacerbated American food deserts — and what it means when they leave them Ashlie D. Stevens