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.
Severe Weather
After flash floods decimated the Texas Hill Country, the NBC News correspondent faced an unusually personal assignment
Travel
The lauded Virginia mountain lodge reaches a new peak with an impressive revamp
Food & Drink
Who needs a spring breeze when you can smell of hickory and applewood smoke?
Food & Drink
With medals going to Miami, Nashville, Austin, and more, the region’s culinary stars had a delicious night
Home & Garden
Certain ornamentals can be as unexpectedly deadly as they are pretty
Arts & Culture
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
Travel
Dig into the Shenandoah Valley’s charming hidden gem
Music
The Grammy winner has big plans for the rural hideaway where Stevie Wonder, Jimmy Buffett, and the Neville Brothers, among other legends, recorded music
Food & Drink
It’s the candy’s first flavor variation in more than thirty years
Travel
The reigning NASCAR champ gives you a ride-along to some of his favorite places
Food & Drink
With Star Hill Farm Whisky, the distillery leans deep into the grain for its first new mash bill in seventy years
Food & Drink
There are a few possible reasons, but Julian Van Winkle III provides the lowdown on the sketchiest explanation
Food & Drink
Sampling one of Buffalo Trace’s rarest pours, and talking ultra-aged whiskey and the mysterious Warehouse P with master blender Drew Mayville
Arts & Culture
Lots of freedom to move—and a remarkable bond with his owner
Travel
Lace up your boots, soak up stunning vistas—and still make it home for dinner
Recipe
The odds-on Derby favorite gets a little kick courtesy of the Delegate Hotel
Food & Drink
In his quest for the perfect dough, the Nashville chef looks beyond Naples for inspiration
Travel
The landmark Memphis retail complex, which turns ten this month, is an unexpected place to enjoy the great indoors
Recipe
A special-occasion dish suitable for home cooks
Travel
Enjoy warming temps at these eclectic, elevated perches that go above and beyond