Lindsey Liles

Lindsey Liles joined Garden & Gun in 2020 after completing a master’s in literature in Scotland and a Fulbright grant in Brazil. The Arkansas native is G&G’s digital reporter, covering all aspects of the South, and she especially enjoys putting her biology background to use by writing about wildlife and conservation. She lives on Johns Island, South Carolina.

A carrot cake

Food & Drink

For more than four decades, Vera Stewart has catered Masters events in Augusta during the big week. She shares her secrets, plus her foolproof carrot cake recipe

Mason Howell with his family

Arts & Culture

The eighteen-year-old phenom from Thomasville tees off on Thursday

A ruin at nighttime

Conservation

Photographer David Wright is fresh off his annual sojourn to the Georgia barrier island where bobcats, shorebirds, and dolphins roam and John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette tied the knot

A collage of a drink, slices of cake, ice cream, and mac and cheese

Food & Drink

Craving steak? Get out the cast-iron skillet. Need a drink? Try a springtime bourbon tonic. Missing chocolate? Here’s the perfect triple mousse cake

A tiered tray of sandwiches

Recipe

Starring a classic egg salad, cucumber and jalapeño, and “shrimp butter” and tomato—all courtesy of a legendary Southern food family

A shark fossil

Conservation

How a landlocked Southern state became home to one of the world’s richest beds of shark fossils

A portrait of a chef

Food & Drink

“Food gets past surface differences. You find harmony on a plate and you can apply that to life,” says the Atlanta chef.

A burrowing owl

Conservation

After a surprise gap year overseas, the stowaways have returned safely to Florida

People get drinks at a pickle festival

Travel

Featuring a North Carolina pickle mecca, boiled crawfish by the pound, “Cornbread Alley,” and more

Sculptures of butter

Food & Drink

In a playful new cookbook, Anna Stockwell reveals why a workhorse kitchen ingredient is a secret source of culinary delight

Inside a boutique shop with Western accents

Arts & Culture

Cowboy boots, floor-to-ceiling jewelry cases, a customizable hat bar, and a real bar celebrate Texas and Tennessee

Two horses led by people outside of a paddock building

Travel

Just in time for the Spring Meet, the storied track is welcoming back visitors with four stunning dining rooms and a rooftop bar

A bowl of ramen

Recipe

Spoiler: Opt for frozen noodles over dried, and spend your energy on the toppings

Palm trees with brown fronds

Home & Garden

In the wake of Florida’s recent deep freeze, a horticulture expert takes stock of the damage and preaches patience over pruning

A painting of sporting dogs

Sporting

Elmer Crowell miniatures, a life-size bronze pointer sculpture, and Ernest Hemingway’s marlin catch flag

A hand holds a stack of breakfast croissants

Food & Drink

If fresh-from-the-griddle hashbrowns, a bowl of yak-a-mein, or a flaky croissant sandwich can’t cure it, a Bloody Mary will

An illustration of mussels

Conservation

Why the region’s secret—and imperiled—freshwater ecoweapons deserve your respect

A spring cake decorated with flowers and buttercream icing

Food & Drink

Plus, the sweet Valentine’s backstory behind her MasterChef-winning “I Love You” Cake

Beignets on a table

Food & Drink

A brief, deep-fried history

A table set with food

Travel

These lobby dining spots offer much more than the convenience factor