Phillip Rhodes

Food & Drink
The Gift Guide for Southern Cooks
Smart ideas for anyone who appreciates Southern food (and drink), from ham holders and cast-iron cookware to sugar-fried pecans and peach-jalapeño jam

Tools
Tools for a Backyard Seafood Feast
From crab-boil pots to corncob holders, here’s everything you need to set out a memorable spread

Food & Drink
The Cookbook We Need Right Now
After a decade, the Mississippi author and chef Martha Hall Foose is back with A Good Meal is Hard to Find, a delightful and inspiring spin on the South’s rich tradition of community cookbooks

Food & Drink
A Playlist to Cook By
Southern food and drink, set to music. Break out the skillet and sing along

Arts & Culture
Must-See Southern-Cooking TV
PBS premieres a new show from Vivian Howard and a documentary about Patrick O’Connell and the Inn at Little Washington

Interview
Vivian Howard’s Next Act
With her new TV series, the North Carolina chef continues to advocate for the overlooked South

Food & Drink
In Praise of Jell-O Salads (and Their Vessels)
The right pans give new life to treasured family recipes

Food & Drink
Southern Chefs’ Favorite Hot Sauces
Twenty culinary experts. Sixteen widely available hot sauces. Which ones burn the brightest?

Food & Drink
Who Will Win This Year’s Top Restaurant Honors?
Running the numbers on the Southern crop of 2020 James Beard Award semifinalists—the first step in earning the hospitality industry’s highest accolade

Vivian Howard Previews Her Forthcoming Charleston Restaurants
The popular North Carolina-based chef, author, and TV personality is opening two new Holy City hot spots this summer

Food & Drink
Chef Ron Hsu’s Recipe for Leftover Turkey
After the holidays, the Atlanta chef simmers a rich, fragrant broth as the base for turkey pho

Food & Drink
How Carla Hall Makes Biscuits
The irrepressible chef and TV personality shares her go-to recipe—plus eight great tips—for can’t-miss biscuits

The Goods
’Tis the Season for Gravy Boats
Seven servers to suit every taste

Food & Drink
Our Favorite Fall Cookbooks
Ten new offerings for your kitchen, from some of the brightest culinary stars in the region, and beyond

Food & Drink
Saltbox Seafood’s All-Purpose Dredge
Use this mix from Durham, North Carolina, chef Ricky Moore when you want a “Calabash-style” fish fry

game recipes
Hunt, Then Gather: Five Wonderfully Wild Recipes
From the field or sea straight to your fall table—five outdoors-loving chefs share recipes for making the most of the South’s wild harvest

Hunt, Then Gather
David Bancroft’s Venison Country Ham
This Coca-Cola-brined, double-smoked charcuterie board standout makes an impressive holiday centerpiece—and a fine Reuben, too

Hunt, Then Gather
Lowcountry Fish and Grits
Put the catch of the day on the breakfast table with chef Whitney Otawka’s spin on a coastal classic

Hunt, Then Gather
The Sportsman’s Sunday Gravy
A slow-simmering wild pig ragù that’s always worth the wait

Hunt, Then Gather
How to Make Peking Duck
Virginia chef Wade Truong shares his recipe for a tradition-worthy holiday centerpiece