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Plus, more food news a top-tier lobster roll recipe courtesy of "Binging with Babish" [View in browser](~/AASU4wA~/RgRowAjDP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvZHR5Nm4wbjlrcC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1mbWFra2F1cHAxVwNzcGNCCmbPw4PdZkNjGUJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~) [The Bite, a Salon newsletter] Insightful food writing and recipes from Salon. Your weekly bite, edited by [Michael La Corte](~/AASU4wA~/RgRowAjDP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvMG1qM3RwNjdhbC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1mbWFra2F1cHAxJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmbPw4PdZkNjGUJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~) Follow Salon: ~/AASU4wA~/RgRowAjDP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbDA4OHBvOXZ1OS8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1mbWFra2F1cHAxVwNzcGNCCmbPw4PdZkNjGUJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRowAjDP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbHRxbjFzbzB5dy8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1mbWFra2F1cHAxVwNzcGNCCmbPw4PdZkNjGUJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRowAjDP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvbzBkd3BvNTA3aS8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1mbWFra2F1cHAxVwNzcGNCCmbPw4PdZkNjGUJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRowAjDP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvc2lqM242NDNkZC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1mbWFra2F1cHAxVwNzcGNCCmbPw4PdZkNjGUJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~~/AASU4wA~/RgRowAjDP0RCaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvcGduYnpzczVhcS8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1mbWFra2F1cHAxVwNzcGNCCmbPw4PdZkNjGUJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~ This Asheville restaurant seamlessly blends Appalachian ingredients with Italian flavors Since I was young, I've had a deep affinity for pepperoni rolls and bread. In recent years, I've given up pork, but that adoration for the pepperoni breads of my youth hasn't waned. I was especially partial to a local Italian stalwart called Vitamia which made the absolute best pepperoni bread imaginable (along with practically everything else on display in their storefront), as well as my cousin's pepperoni bread that she made every Christmas Eve, which I would eat with vigor. Something I did not know, though, was that some trace the origins of pepperoni rolls to the Italian immigrants who lived in the Appalachain region, usually within North Carolina, Kentucky and West Virginia. For some, it can often be inferred or assumed that the Northeast has a monopoly of sorts, if you will, on Italian-American identity, culture and cuisine. In actuality, though, that couldn't be further form the truth; the Appalachian region was the place that many Italians settled in when they immigrated to the U.S. hundreds of years ago. 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Lobster, though delicious, can be a tricky choice of seafood to pick out and cook. When it comes to preparing them in rolls, is it best to choose fresh, live lobsters or frozen ones? How does one even “butcher” a fresh, live lobster properly? And what steps should one take if their lobster filling is too mushy/tough/runny?" In order to answer this question, Saha turned to cookbook author and YouTuber extraordinaire Andrew Rea, also known as "Binging with Babish," to get his recipe, which she shares [here](~/AASU4wA~/RgRowAjDP0RmaHR0cHM6Ly9hLnBvc3QubGhkLmxpbmsvczZkZzkyZ2NwcC8_bGhfYWlkPTM0ODk2JmxoX2NpZD1mbWFra2F1cHAxJmxoX2VtPXRyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1JTQwZ21haWwuY29tVwNzcGNCCmbPw4PdZkNjGUJSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjg1QGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAJQ~~). 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