Amanda Heckert
Amanda Heckert is the executive editor of Garden & Gun and the editor of the magazine’s book Southern Women. A native of Inman, South Carolina, she previously served as the editor in chief of Indianapolis Monthly and as a senior editor at Atlanta magazine. She lives in North Charleston with her husband, Justin, and their dogs, Felix and Oscar.
Arts & Culture
Based on a book by the culinary historian Jessica B. Harris, the new Netflix series celebrates the influence of African American culture and ingenuity on the country’s cuisine
Arts & Culture
The longtime CNN news anchor and Atlanta native bids goodbye to her news job and hello to her new book, Huddle
Food & Drink
Baltimore’s sweet summer tradition goes back more than a century
Arts & Culture
The culinary historian Jessica B. Harris shares her stunning vintage postcard collection in a new book
Sporting
ESPN senior researcher Chris “The Bear” Fallica shares a few historical trends to keep in mind before this year’s Run for the Roses
Everything you need to know to master the Run for the Roses
Food & Drink
New Orleans insiders reveal what’s really on their tables—and bars—during Carnival
Arts & Culture
Austin, Texas, photographer and entrepreneur Jay B. Sauceda shares glimpses of his home state
Drinks
A Bloody Bull is an even richer spin on a Bloody Mary. Make it batch-style, like one G&G writer’s family, and prepare to bowl over your party guests
Arts & Culture
The chef, author, and television star reveals her favorite episodes—and previews her new show to come
Southern Women
How the Greenville, South Carolina artist found her purpose in a paintbrush
Arts & Culture
Notables such as Emmylou Harris and Ethan Hawke hop in the back of Elvis Presley’s Rolls-Royce to muse on the rocker and America in a new documentary
Sporting
Adorable alert: These new Thoroughbred foals at a Lexington horse farm might be tomorrow’s Run for the Roses racers
Arts & Culture
A fox with a memorable mug finds love in a Florida home
Arts & Culture
A new exhibit highlights the photographer’s relationship with the South
Arts & Culture
The Georgia native may not be up for an Oscar at this year’s Academy Awards, but few do the South better
Arts & Culture
Five things you might not know about the quick-fire painter and PBS star
Arts & Culture
Fifty years ago, the Senate confirmed Baltimore native Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American justice, to the bench




















