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Ashlie Danielle Stevens

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  • Senior Food Editor, Salon
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Making food, making radio | Co-creator of THIS IS CHICAGO | Stories at The Atlantic, Nat Geo, Eater, NPR, Marketplace, Here & Now| Food editor at Salon

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I'm a journalist and creative nonfiction writer based in Louisville, Kentucky. My freelance work has been featured in The Guardian US, Slate, Salon, Paste Magazine, Munchies, mental_floss, STORY Magazine, STIR Journal, The Riveter, Mapquest Discover and Thrillist Louisville, with pieces upcoming at Serious Eats.

In addition to freelancing, I am a current contributing arts and humanities writer at WFPL News, Louisville's NPR station, a contributing writer at Louisville Magazine and a former staf…

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Here's a Frosted Tip For You, Food Network: Stop Trying To Find the Next Guy Fieri

Here's a Frosted Tip For You, Food Network: Stop Trying To Find the Next Guy Fieri

In recent years, the male stars of the Food Network have begun to seem eerily familiar. There was Aaron McCar…

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Why Award-Winning Chefs Are Still Looking for Unpaid Internships

Why Award-Winning Chefs Are Still Looking for Unpaid Internships

Revered chefs around the country are bartending for free and taking classes to learn how to farm, can produce…

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Kentucky Has Bourbon, But Now It Wants Cheese

Kentucky Has Bourbon, But Now It Wants Cheese

While Kentucky has a long history of dairy farming, cheesemaking is a relatively recent venture. But from che…

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Applebee's Wants to Be Your Hip Hangout

Applebee's Wants to Be Your Hip Hangout

Applebee's newest commercials initially reminded me of a man in his 40s who still insists on wearing his lett…

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Louisville's famous Twig and Leaf: are diners landmarks worth preserving?

Louisville's famous Twig and Leaf: are diners landmarks worth preserving?

At a Louisville intersection, a wiry neon sign subtly flickers 'Twig & Leaf - Tops in Food', and has done for…

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You Never Forget the First Time You Have Booya or Brunswick Stew

You Never Forget the First Time You Have Booya or Brunswick Stew

The communities that make traditional social stews would argue that your local summer chili cookout has nothi…

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The hypocrisy of RFK Jr. preaching "real food" Original

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. wants to make America healthy again. That phrase-turned-slogan has become a tentpole of the health secretary’s political ethos — one that places a righteous halo around “real food.” Clean. Unprocessed. Additive-free. In the MAHA worldview, whole foods aren’t just a diet; they’re a doctrine. But only, it seems, if you can afford them.
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The heat is on (but the stove is off)

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There are heat waves, and then there is the particular kind of summer delirium that turns your kitchen into a no-fly zone. The stove becomes a threat. Even the toaster oven feels aggressive. In these conditions, survival depends not on cooking but on curation — a kind of fridge-based self-portrait in condiments, cold carbs and ritual beverages.
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The heat is on (but the stove is off)

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There are heat waves, and then there is the particular kind of summer delirium that turns your kitchen into a no-fly zone. The stove becomes a threat. Even the toaster oven feels aggressive. In these conditions, survival depends not on cooking but on curation — a kind of fridge-based self-portrait in condiments, cold carbs and ritual beverages.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

I interned at Louisville.com, where I eventually became a contributing writer, and eventually staff writer for a total of three years.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Actually, yes. My mother gave me her typewriter that she used in high school. I love it.

Why did you become a journalist?

I love sharing stories about people that can hopefully have a larger impact than just being tossed in the recycling bin the next day.

Awards

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2013 - Web Features--2nd Place; Louisville Chapter
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