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Ashlie D. Stevens is Salon’s senior 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.

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Sesame Bagels (Getty Images)

Biden has already visited more local D.C. restaurants than Trump as president—here’s why it matters

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Emma Watson, Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint in "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" (Warner Bros.)

“Harry Potter” & the problematic creator – What’s left for a fandom raised on false tolerance?

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Keira Knightley attends the "Misbehaviour" World Premiere at The Ham Yard Hotel on March 09, 2020 in London, England. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)

Keira Knightley says that she’ll no longer do sex scenes in films directed by men

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Asia Argento (Getty/Loic Venance)

Actor and #MeToo leader Asia Argento accuses “Fast and Furious” director Rob Cohen of sexual assault

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(Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

How McDonald’s Szechuan Sauce went from a “just fine” ’90s relic to a riot-causing cult condiment

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A glass of Diet coke on the Resolute Desk as President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018 (Getty Images)

Trump’s Diet Coke button is a reminder of the most laughable, hypocritical parts of his presidency

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The Science Behind Birthday Cake Flavor (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

The secretive, sweet — and sometimes saccharine — history of artificial birthday cake flavor

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Painting with John (John Lurie)

No happy trees here – HBO’s “Painting With John” is a dark and dreamy contemplation of artistry

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American poet Amanda Gorman reads a poem during the 59th Presidential Inauguration at the US Capitol in Washington DC on January 20, 2021. (PATRICK SEMANSKY/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Meet Amanda Gorman, the powerful poet laureate who voiced our hope for a unified, better America

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US President Donald Trump gestures as he arrives for the Independence Day events at Mount Rushmore National Memorial in Keystone, South Dakota, July 3, 2020. (SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images)

Trump’s unhinged, tone-deaf list of “American heroes” is a fitting emblem of his presidency

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Argia B's Mumbo Bar-B-Q (Photo illustration by Salon)

The story of mambo (or mumbo) sauce, the condiment that likely fueled the civil rights movement

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Robert Picardo, Hailee Steinfeld and Finn Jones in "Dickinson" (Apple TV+)

I made the cake from “Dickinson,” an underrated feat of domestic labor

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Richard Ramirez in "Night Stalker: Hunt for a Serial Killer" (Netflix)

Netflix’s grisly “Night Stalker” docuseries ensures the victims aren’t just a body count number

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Looking at Pompeii from above (Getty Images)

Archeologists just uncovered food stalls in Pompeii. I recreated a stew inspired by their findings

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All Creatures Great and Small (PBS/Masterpiece)

PBS’ idyllic “All Creatures Great and Small” restores our sorely tested faith in humanity

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A woman screams into her phone (Getty stock photo)

I found solace in scream hotlines (and you can too)

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Nicolas Cage, the f***ing host of "History of Swear Words" (Netflix)

Why Nic Cage was the perfect f**king host for a show about cursing etymology

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Elizabeth is Missing (PBS/Masterpiece)

“Elizabeth Is Missing” is a poignant portrait of dementia cloaked as a Masterpiece murder mystery

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Ken Jennings attends the ABC Television's Winter Press Tour 2020 at The Langham Huntington, Pasadena on January 08, 2020 in Pasadena, California. (Rodin Eckenroth/WireImage)

“Jeopardy!” champ Ken Jennings stumbles into more controversy after defending “Bean Dad” on Twitter

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The Berkshire Family Restaurant on State Hill Road in Wyoming Tuesday morning September 29, 2020. (Ben Hasty/MediaNews Group/Reading Eagle via Getty Images)

Are holiday gift cards a boon or a trap for struggling restaurants? Owners say it’s both

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DENZEL WASHINGTON as Joe “Deke” Deacon and JARED LETO as Albert Sparma in Warner Bros. Pictures’ psychological thriller “THE LITTLE THINGS" (Photograph by Courtesy of Warner Bros. Inc.)

“Search Party” and the Bruce Lee-inspired “Warrior”: Here’s what’s on HBO Max in January

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Nicolas Cage, the f***ing host of "History of Swear Words" (Netflix)

“Cobra Kai,” “Surviving Death” and Nicolas Cage on swearing: Everything coming to Netflix in January

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French press with coffee, teapot and mug on a kitchen counter on a sunlit morning (Getty Images)

Here are the kitchen tools and appliances that made our year of pandemic cooking better

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Laura Ingalls Wilder signing books ( Courtesy of LIW Memorial Society, De Smet, S)

Little house of maybe: “American Masters” on fact, fiction and the life of Laura Ingalls Wilder

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