Steve Russell

The Louisiana native carries on a Cajun woodworking and painting lineage

A bourbon hunter’s dive down the rabbit hole of scoring vintage bottles uncorks a new level of whiskey obsession

You’re not just imbibing. You’re imbibing for knowledge.

Distilleries are pushing proof points ever higher. Should you be sipping a burlier bourbon?

Here’s how the citrusy libation became law—and how to mix one for yourself

After flash floods decimated the Texas Hill Country, the NBC News correspondent faced an unusually personal assignment

The lauded Virginia mountain lodge reaches a new peak with an impressive revamp

Who needs a spring breeze when you can smell of hickory and applewood smoke?

With medals going to Miami, Nashville, Austin, and more, the region’s culinary stars had a delicious night

Certain ornamentals can be as unexpectedly deadly as they are pretty

Atlanta’s Victorian-era Martha Stewart, the surprising vegetable on display at every Gilded Age party, an old-school recipe for orange candy, and more tasty tidbits from Georgia’s Historical Recipes

Dig into the Shenandoah Valley’s charming hidden gem

The Grammy winner has big plans for the rural hideaway where Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Buffett, and the Neville Brothers, among other legends, recorded music

It’s the candy’s first flavor variation in more than thirty years

The reigning NASCAR champ gives you a ride-along to some of his favorite places

With Star Hill Farm Whisky, the distillery leans deep into the grain for its first new mash bill in seventy years

There are a few possible reasons, but Julian Van Winkle III provides the lowdown on the sketchiest explanation

Sampling one of Buffalo Trace’s rarest pours, and talking ultra-aged whiskey and the mysterious Warehouse P with master blender Drew Mayville

Lots of freedom to move—and a remarkable bond with his owner

Lace up your boots, soak up stunning vistas—and still make it home for dinner