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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.

A wire basket full of brigh red, cooked crawfish.

Food & Drink

Hard shells and claws can’t protect crawfish from a double hit of drought and cold

Ham cream on top of a hashbrown on a plate

Recipe

Nashville restaurant Audrey transforms country ham trimmings into possibly the most Southern topping ever

A black and white photo of Julia Child

Food & Drink

A Richmond exhibition spotlights the culinary icon’s Virginia connections, including her friendship with one of today’s top chefs

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Travel

From lively festivals to remote solitude, here are some top spots to witness the solar phenomenon as it passes our way

A pink eastern redbud tree in bloom in a forest

Food & Drink

Four ways to use an unexpected delicacy of early spring

Hands digsinto the dirt in a garden with plants around them

Home & Garden

Get your hands dirty at these spring-themed workshops

A farmer stands in a field holding a bean

Home & Garden

Crops like Blue Ridge butternut squash support food-system resilience—and taste great too

A grassy hill dotted with large bourbon barrel-shaped cabins

Travel

These whimsical cabins make a fitting spot for a nightcap

A white and brown pointer dog.

Sporting

The winning performance of Touch’s Gallatin Fire proves an older dog might be able to teach us some new tricks

Inside a greenhouse with rows of bonsai trees on tables

Home & Garden

The little Asian hobby tree has led to a big, beautiful business in Olive Branch

Goo Goo clusters with their packaging and red lettering.

Food & Drink

The candy company’s Nashville store lets aspiring confectioners go beyond its classic flavors—way beyond

A group of people sit outside in a lush garden, seated at a table. They cheers with wine glasses.

Home & Garden

The mountain property becomes an oasis for entertaining friends and putting down roots

Bowl of queso with round chips on the side.

Food & Drink

A melty bowl of this big-game-worthy favorite just might steal the show

Potato salad in a bowl with shrimp and spices.

Food & Drink

A New Orleans chef takes party leftovers in a deliciously different direction

Dolly Parton in front of a black background, wearing a silver sequin jumpsuit.

Arts & Culture

Looking back at a life in rhinestones

Two icy pink drinks in ornate glassware sit on a silver platter. There are flowers, vines, and pink tiles behind the drinks.

Food & Drink

Just don’t call them mocktails

A hiker stands on a rock path and looks out over a mountainscape

Land & Conservation

The host of George Mason University’s “The Green Tunnel” podcast shares surprising perspectives from the first three seasons

A person shucks oysters on ice

Food & Drink

After all, it’s the middle of oyster season. Or is it? Let’s find out

A collage of three photos: Tina Turner laughing; Rosalynn and Jimmy Carter together; a portrait of Cormac McCarthy.

In Memoriam

This year, we bid farewell to two of music’s biggest icons, a giant of American letters, and a former First Lady with a lasting legacy, among others

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Recipes

Give your nog a nudge with this mixologist-approved interpretation