More

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, with her husband, Giedrius, and their cat, Oyster.

An oyster BLT

Recipe

Tomato jam, smoky pork belly, crunchy oysters, and peppery arugula come together in a divine New Orleans bite

A portrait of a man

Food & Drink

Modern Creole is a universal love letter to home cooking and the city that raised him

A collage of six snake photos

A G&G QUIZ

Test your knowledge on these commonly encountered species

A gator in a swamp

Land & Conservation

Your vehicle is your best blind, don’t feed the gators, and other tips for getting the most out of a visit to the wild

Food & Drink

Lean on what’s in season, mind your cream-to-milk ratio, and more good advice from Alabama’s Big Spoon Creamery—plus suggestions for the best home ice cream makers

Chicken-fried steak

Food & Drink

What started with chicken made its way to steak and back around to chicken 

An alligator lays on a tree limb on the water

Land & Conservation

“We came around a curve, and all we could see were heads in the water”

A Florida panther runs in grass

Land & Conservation

The task of attaching a tracking collar to a hundred-plus-pound carnivore involves hounds, portable cushions, and sometimes one brave tree climber

A cocktail in a copper cup, garnished with a lemon and mint

Recipe

A classic whiskey smash gets a twist from Georgia’s favorite ingredient

A man stands in a field with binoculars

Land & Conservation

Ornithologist and eBird co-founder John Fitzpatrick has created a blueprint for how a development can be mutually beneficial to people and wildlife

A group of lobsters under a rock.

Land & Conservation

Florida Keys crustaceans offer a window into how to restore reefs struggling with heating waters

A pig frog in a swamp

Land & Conservation

Meet a frog that grunts like a pig and a salamander that looks like it crawled out of hell

A penguin chick

Land & Conservation

The crested penguins take their name from a historic fashion trend (not the pasta), and this chick is on track to be a dandy

Two women get ready in a bedroom

Arts & Culture

The fashion designer, artist, and photographer celebrates Black joy and family in his hometown

A tropical-colored dining room

Food & Drink

Armed with a wood-fired oven and a roster of local suppliers, chef David Guas of Bayou Bakery opens a new spot in his own neighborhood

A bowl with a grit dish inside

Recipe

Labor intensive but quite possibly life-changing, the dish features local grits, Gruyère cheese, sautéed mushrooms, and a Vidalia onion puree

A hand pours syrup over pancakes

Recipe

In time for Father’s Day, the Atlanta chef shares the breakfast recipe he makes for his kids—plus a pro tip for griddling

Headshots of eight people

Food & Drink

It turns out livermush is actually pretty good, pickled okra is just as good as pickles, and potato chips are the ticket to textural success

A silver tray with tulip snails and whelks.

Food & Drink

Chef Dean Neff of Seabird in Wilmington is all in on this lesser-known foraging find

An oyster with orange dressing

Recipe

A tangy-sweet blend of citrus, champagne vinegar, shallots, and jalapeño is the perfect partner for a salty Lowcountry oyster