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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 smiling woman poses in front of a brick building and wears a green satin jacket, a green floral button down shirt, and hoop earrings.

Travel

The daughter of soul legend Otis Redding shares the sights and sounds that keep her Georgia hometown humming

A cheeseburger on a tray, a container of fries, and a cup with the restaurant's logo on it.

Recipe

The acclaimed pitmaster proved he’s savvy with a skillet at Hugh-Baby’s BBQ & Burger Shop, and he’s got some meaty advice

A town square with a blue sky, fall trees, and cars on the road

Travel

ESPN College GameDay visited the Virginia college town last weekend. Here’s what to do there when you show up too

The cover of the book Johnny Cash: the Life in Lyrics

Books

Like the Man in Black himself, Johnny Cash: The Life in Lyrics is formidable and forthright. His son, John Carter Cash, reveals more about the book and his father’s writing habits

Three boots are laid of from the state collection: Wyoming (a brown boot with darker red details and the state capitol building), West Virginia (a blue boot with a pink flower, cardinal, and berries), and Alabama (a yellow and grey boot with the capitol building).

Arts & Culture

Take a peek at the midcentury collection

Arts & Culture

A meeting place for good books and good neighbors

Food & Drink

Mixologists play mad scientist with these spooky recipes

Food & Drink

E.J. Lagasse serves up change at his father’s iconic New Orleans restaurant

Travel

Once used to scout wildfires, Hanging Rock observatory is an ideal perch for spotting broad-wing hawks and golden eagles in fall

Food & Drink

The country music superstar packs plenty of down-home recipes and advice into a new lifestyle book

In the Garden

Their answers were surprising (and surprisingly touching)

Recipe

The mixologist at Nearest Green Distillery dares to get saucy

Travel

The Mountain State is never more wild and wonderful than when fall unleashes whitewater madness. A dispatch from the first weekend of rafting season

Food & Drink

The celebrated restaurateur’s Bar Continental will tantalize mouths and ears

Recipe

A fatherly wisdom–inspired cocktail that chooses not to choose

Recipe

Jimmy Hagood shares the Lowcountry alchemy that takes boiled peanuts to a new level of snacking deliciousness

Arts & Culture

A Tiger wide receiver scores big on SportsCenter—with his singing voice

collections

Virginia chef Travis Milton serves up a mouthwatering batch of Air Jordans

Food & Drink

Come to the new Lynchburg storefront for the small-batch pastas, linger for more gourmet goodies