What makes one avocado toast recipe so much more delicious than others? Ask the loyal customers of Zi Spice in downtown Ashland. Here, chef Razia Hayden starts with her fresh baked, gluten-free and tangy sourdough bread.

A thick, toasted slice of the bread is topped with organic avocado and blistered cherry tomatoes drizzled with rosemary fennel oil. If an egg is ordered, it’s from Hayden’s backyard, where pampered, free-range chickens are fed figs and fresh vegetables.

Zi Spice bake shop and cafe opened on the Fourth of July across from Ashland’s 1912 Carnegie library , and was instantly noticed for its use of spices from India, Indonesia, North Africa and the Middle East.

Since then, Hayden and her staff have been serving unique dishes, desserts and beverages based on Hayden’s k

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