Steve Russell
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
Arts & Culture
How the Celebrated Food Writer Ronni Lundy Cooked Up a Bookshop
Plott Hound Books is the place to find thoughtfully curated reads—and advice on where to eat while you turn the pages
Food & Drink
Meet the Longtime Pitmaster at Memphis’s Rendezvous Ribs
If you’re drawn to the smell of barbecue in downtown Memphis, chances are that Henry Morris is at work
Food & Drink
The South’s Most Sumptuous New Year’s Recovery Brunches
Kick off 2023 with a relaxed, restorative feast. And perhaps a little hair of the dog
Recipe
Fried Egg Sandwich with Chili Aioli
A hearty breakfast dish to welcome the new year
Arts & Culture
In Memoriam: The Southerners We Lost in 2022
This year, we said goodbye to luminaries in music, sports, food, fashion, and beyond