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Michael La Corte

Chef Ashleigh Shanti on Black foodways

Chef Ashleigh Shanti, along with 12 other “Top Chef” alumni, received coveted recognition from the James Beard Foundation last week. Shanti was nominated for Best Chef: Southeast — which includes Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia — for her Asheville fish fry restaurant, Good Hot Fish.

Shanti’s new cookbook, “Our South: Black Food Through My Lens,” explores Black and Appalachian foodways, highlighting the resilience of the people, the significance of the culture and the ingredients and dishes that connect generations.

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