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Food styling by Chelsea Zimmer; prop styling by Christine Keely.

Be

creative ways to eat healthy

food smar t

TOSS IT

ON THE

GRILL

By Laura Rege

“The great thing about cooking

over fire is its simplicity,” says

Ashley Christensen, the chef

and owner of Death & Taxes,

a North Carolina restaurant

that cooks with wood fire. “The

grill brings out big flavors fast

by achieving a level of cara-

melization that you can’t get in

the kitchen. In fact, smoke and

char are such big flavors that we

consider them ingredients at our

restaurant.” Christensen offers

up innovative techniques for

adding real spark to your dishes.

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