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Steve Russell

Steve Russell is a Garden & Gun contributing editor who also has written for Men’s Journal, Life, Rolling Stone, and Playboy. Born in Mississippi and raised in Tennessee, he resided in New Orleans and New York City before settling down in Charlottesville, Virginia, because it’s far enough south that biscuits are an expected component of a good breakfast.

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In Memoriam

These luminaries left us this year—but not before leaving indelible marks on music, books, sports, culture, and more

Food & Drink

Turning the pages is like breaking into the liquor cabinet of your dreams

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Food & Drink

Jackson roaster Paul Bonds on finding his passion and turning it into a winning business

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Recipe

Low and slow is the way to go this Thanksgiving, says the Puckett’s proprietor

A man pulls a fried turkey out of a pot

Recipe

An outdoor fryer cooks the best bird, says the Nashville restaurateur—and also fires up the party

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Recipe

The longtime caterer and restaurateur knows that roasting still rules—but you may be roasting wrong

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Food & Drink

Food for thought—and a trio of recipes—from seasoned Nashville restaurateurs

Recipe

From his new cannabis cookbook, the country legend’s recipe is delicious with or without the THC

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Food & Drink

Bardstown Bourbon Company’s Collaborative Series finishes the year by finishing whiskey in stout beer barrels

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Recipe

Replicate this smoked, thick-sliced winner from Tennessee’s Puckett’s Restaurant

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Arts & Culture

With Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage set to premiere tonight, we caught up with the Cooper family’s lovable breakout star

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Music

The country superstar gathers a few dozen relatives for a collection that spans generations and genres. Listen to a premiere of the track “Not Bad.”

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Arts & Culture

Bring your tarnished, your busted, your hopelessly mangled to the Memphis insitution’s miracle-working pros

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Land & Conservation

The ultra-runner relives the highlights—and a few lowlights—of her epic trek

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Sporting

They nurture the bond between outdoorsmen and their four-legged partners

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Travel

The peaceful Crossroads Inn has welcomed travelers for two centuries

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hurricane helene

Amid Helene’s devastation, resilient residents are pledging to rebuild

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hurricane helene

“We all see disasters around the world, but this I can help with”

Food & Drink

Fresh out of the oven, Anne Byrn’s 200-recipe compilation shares the stories behind the “first and finest style of baking in America”

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Recipe

Lodge’s own chef reveals the one recipe to rule them all