Jed Portman
Food & Drink
Bill Smith’s Honeysuckle Sorbet
A taste of summer from Chapel Hill mainstay Crook’s Corner
Arts & Culture
Celebrating Cheerwine: A True Southern Original
Break out the bubbly—Cheerwine—as the iconic cola marks 100 years
Why We Love The Gulf
Know Your Oyster: The Apalachicola
What makes them great, why they’re in danger, and where you can shuck one at its freshest
Recipes
Lucy’s Signature Summer Seafood Gumbo
Summer gumbo from Gulf Coast restaurant impresario Lucy “LuLu” Buffett’s new cookbook
Books
Sixty Years of Southern Food
An interview with writer John T. Edge about his new book, The Potlikker Papers
Recipes
The Spread to Beat in Louisville this Year
Benedictine, the classic Kentucky recipe, gets a dill pickle update
Good Eats
Eat Like a Local in Savannah
Cheryl and Griffith Day’s before- and after-work haunts
Arts & Culture
Lady Be Good
A concert series and exhibit in Virginia celebrate 100 years of Ella Fitzgerald
Music
That Sun Records Sound
Nina Jones, manager at Memphis’s refurbished Sun Studio, shares seven essential tracks recorded at 706 Union Avenue
Recipe
How Allan Benton Makes Redeye Gravy
A Southern-classic recipe from a Southern-classic curemaster
Food & Drink
Deviled Ham and Biscuit Crackers
A Virginia chef spins two Southern classics into one tasty appetizer
Food & Drink
The Life Cycle of a Country Ham
A pig-to-plate primer on a Southern tradition
Drinks
What’s So Great About Topo Chico?
Why chefs and bartenders love bottled water from Monterrey, Mexico
The Southern Agenda
The Southern Agenda: April/May 2017
Goings-on in the South and beyond
Food & Drink
The History of Country Ham
A timeline of country ham’s finest moments
Food & Drink
Garden & Gun’s Fried Chicken Bucket List
A state-by-state guide to the best birds in the South
FIRST LOOK
G&G Exclusive: Introducing Juan Luis
Texas barbecue pioneer John Lewis dishes on the menu for his soon-to-open Charleston restaurant
Books
The Southern Cooks in the President’s Kitchen
Meet three hidden culinary figures who fed America’s First Families
Food & Drink
Chris Shepherd’s Green Onion Dip
One Houston chef’s riff on a childhood favorite
Food & Drink
Super Bowl Snacks from Texas
The ultimate Super Bowl eats, courtesy of Houston chef Chris Shepherd