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Steve Russell

Food & Drink

How to Cook the Perfect Steak in a Cast-Iron Skillet

Take it from a Southern steakhouse chef who swears that cast iron beats your trusty grill

Food & Drink

The World’s Longest Bar Now Exists at a Distillery in Tennessee

You and two hundred of your closest friends can grab a stool at the newest spot to enjoy Uncle Nearest whiskey

Arts & Culture

Southerners Go the Distance on the New Netflix Survival Series Outlast

For three competitors, battling extreme conditions required forming a Southern-strong team

Food & Drink

Taste Test: Bojangles Hard Sweet Tea

A Southern favorite gets spiked

Recipe

Lenten Decadence: Crabmeat Mac and Cheese

New Orleans chefs cheat a season of restraint with indulgent, seafood-focused specials

Food & Drink

Meet E.J. Lagasse, the Nineteen-Year-Old New Chef at World-Famous Emeril’s

Yes, he’s young. That’s not stopping him from—bam!—making big changes at dad’s flagship restaurant

Sporting

What It Takes to Be a National Champion Bird Dog

Who’s a good bird dog? Miller’s Blindsider, that’s who, having just won the 2023 National Championship

Arts & Culture

Six Movies to Celebrate NASCAR’s Seventy-Fifth Anniversary

Take a hot lap through cinematic history

Arts & Culture

Meet Nashville’s Fly-Fishing Jeweler

Timothy Stammen brings trained hands and an angler’s eye to his bespoke creations

Travel

A Look Inside Fire Station One, a Roanoke Hotel With Three-Alarm Charm

Period details—including, yes, brass fire poles—preserve the memory of the first responders and fire horses who once occupied this local landmark

Food & Drink

Memphis’s First Modern Whiskey Is Crafted by Tennessee’s First Female Master Distiller

A storied past blends with a compelling present in bottles of the reborn Old Dominick

Arts & Culture

A South Carolina Seafood Company Reveals a Piece of Forrest Gump History

How much shrimp is required to create a movie classic? About six thousand pounds, apparently

Sporting

How Two Southern Restaurant Vets Whipped the World’s Toughest Row

Ben Towill and Charlie Layton, aka “the Dreamboats,” swapped whisks for oars in an epic race across the Atlantic

Music

Head On Over to “Reba’s Place”

Country superstar Reba McEntire is set to open an intimate music venue in her Oklahoma hometown

Food & Drink

A Virginia Community Beseeches Coke: Save Our Ginger Ale!

Northern Neck, a homegrown soda with history and a fervent fan base, aims for a comeback

Gardens

Curl Up With a Southern Seed Catalog

Because bountiful summer gardens start with a little winter dreaming

Gardens

Inside a Rare Cache of Heirloom Seeds

One stuffed freezer in South Carolina may soon make all our vegetable patches more delicious

Travel

America’s Oldest Spa Returns to Its Former Glory

Take a dip in the historic Virginia hot springs favored by U.S. presidents

Food & Drink

Nashville Bids Farewell to Arnold’s Country Kitchen

Parting words to a Southern cooking institution

Arts & Culture

UGA vs. TCU: Which Is the Real Cinderella Team?

Because for fans of this all-Southern showdown, winning the expectations game is half the battle