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An Asheville Chef’s Cookbook Celebrates the Rich Cuisine of Southern Appalachia Amid Hurricane Helene
“Every day is an emotional rollercoaster,” James Beard Award finalist chef Ashleigh Shanti says of life in Asheville after Hurricane Helene. At least, that’s what I think she says. Cell phone service still isn’t great in the Appalachian town, so she breaks up a little. But her next line comes through loud and clear: “This has been a really painful experience.”
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