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Ashia
Aubourg

Ashia Aubourg is a freelance writer, recipe developer, entrepreneur, food justice advocate, and creative. She founded Nourished Palate, a digital food media platform, and food business. Her writing unearths underrepresented narratives within food, travel, and culture. In her writing she loves unpacking the alluring intersectionality of food.

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Writing

Check out my latest work across print and online.

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Food & Wine: A Cozy Restaurant in Portugal Is Consistently Voted Europe’s Best Rooftop

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Cuisine Noir: Karl Franz Williams Unearths Roots with Uncle Waithley’s Vincy Brew Ginger Beer

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Food & Wine: Growing My Own Food Helped Me Heal After Loss, and Now Science Says It Can Help You Too

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Food & Wine: Styles P and Chef Daniel Humm Launch a New, High-End PB&J Spread

Food & Wine: Maple Syrup Season Came a Month Early, and Here's Why That's a Bad Thing

Food & Wine: Maple Syrup Season Came a Month Early, and Here's Why That's a Bad Thing

Why Olive Oil Is About to Get More Expensive

Food & Wine: Why Olive Oil Is About to Get More Expensive

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Food & Wine: Here's The Number One Excuse People Use When Cancelling Restaurant Reservations

Food & Wine: COVID-Era SNAP Benefits Are Ending This Month

Food & Wine: COVID-Era SNAP Benefits Are Ending This Month

Food & Wine: McDonald's Makes Cardi B and Offset's Regular Date-Night Order an Official Meal

Food & Wine: McDonald's Makes Cardi B and Offset's Regular Date-Night Order an Official Meal

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Food & Wine: Get Your Cookies and Support a Troop of Girl Scouts in the NYC Shelter System All at the Same Time

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Food & Wine: America's Oldest Cheese Shop is Closing After Struggling to Make $23,756 a Month Rent

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Food & Wine: A Deadly Citrus Tree Disease Is Wreaking Havoc on California Fruit

Cuisine Noir: Eat The Culture Presents BHM Virtual Potluck to Connect Black Foodies Deeper into the Diaspora

Cuisine Noir: Eat The Culture Presents BHM Virtual Potluck to Connect Black Foodies Deeper into the Diaspora

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Food & Wine: Cory Booker Wants to Empower a New Generation of Black Farmers

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Food & Wine: New Mexico Could Become the First State With an Official Scent — and It's Delicious

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Food & Wine: How One Youth Agriculture Program Is Solving Its Community's Expensive Egg Problem

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Food & Wine: These Are the Most Romantic Restaurants in America, According to OpenTable

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Food & Wine: The Nation's First Black-Owned McDonalds Reopens With New Technology, Art, and Even a Classroom

Cuisine Noir: Haitian Pride and Island Flavors Drive Success for Food Truck Owner Findler Charles

Cuisine Noir: Haitian Pride and Island Flavors Drive Success for Food Truck Owner Findler Charles

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Cuisine Noir: Perseverance Drives Chris Gaither to Become the Fourth Black Master Sommelier in the World

Cuisine Noir (Annual 2022 - 2023 Issue)

Cuisine Noir (Annual 2022 - 2023 Issue)

Cuisine Noir: Lessons Learned From the Co-Founders of McBride Sisters Wine Company

Cuisine Noir: Lessons Learned From the Co-Founders of McBride Sisters Wine Company

Clean Plates: This Caribbean Chickpea Curry Is Ready in 60 Seconds

Cuisine Noir: There Weren’t Enough Black Wine Festivals, So This Sommelier Started Her Own

Cuisine Noir: This Dynamic Couple is Serving Up Beers Rooted in Community and Culture at Montclair Brewery

Special Projects

Recent work with publications and brands.

America's Test Kitchen

Proof Podcast (Season 9 - Episode 6)

What does it mean to set up a farm--for and by a systemically excluded community--in a predominantly white region? Reporter Ashia Aubourg digs in.

Recipes

Plantain Gnocchi with a Crispy Prosciutto Cream Sauce

Plantain Gnocchi with a Crispy Prosciutto Cream Sauce

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Curry Chicken Pot Pie

Curry Chicken Pot Pie

Grab your favorite Caribbean curry spice and add it to your next pot pie, trust me you wont regret it. All recipes are now available in...

Passion Fruit Banana Pudding