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Asheville After the Flood with Pete Wells

Author
Ed Levine
Published
Fri 04 Apr 2025
Episode Link
https://play.prx.org/listen?ge=prx_1809_335c73ea-0403-4fb0-9082-bd40da7f9f64&uf=https%3A%2F%2Ffeed.thespecialsaucepodcast.com

Last September Asheville, North Carolina was devastated by Hurricane Helene. The damage is estimated to be $60 billion. Especially hard hit was the close-knit food community that has attracted millions of visitors to Asheville every year. The New York Times's Pete Wells did some stellar reporting last fall when he spent a few days interviewing chefs and farmers in the picturesque western Carolina city. Now, six months down the road, Special Sauce checked in with Pete and James Beard Award-winning chef-restaurateur Meherwan Irani to update us on the state of Asheville's recovery.

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