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[H4] Good Hot Fish With Ashleigh Shanti\n\n\n\nA fried catfish sandwich and a side of hot slaw from Good Hot Fish in Asheville, North Carolina. Photo Credit: Mason Adams\/West Virginia Public Broadcasting\n\n\n\nTucked away at the edge of downtown Asheville is one of the city\u2019s culinary gems. It\u2019s called Good Hot Fish.\n\n\n\nThe small restaurant started as a pop-up. Now it\u2019s got a permanent spot next to Burial Beer Company. Drop in and you\u2019ll find the taste and vibes of an old-fashioned fish fry, with plates like the trout bologna sandwich and sides like stewed greens, baked mac n' cheese and hush puppies.\u00a0\n\n\n\nGood Hot Fish is run by Ashleigh Shanti. In 2020, Shanti was a semi-finalist for the James Beard \"Rising Star Chef of the Year\" award. \n\n\n\nLast year, she won a James Beard Foundation Media Award for her cookbook, Our South: Black Food Through My Lens. 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