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.

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

Food & Drink

Three mixologist-crafted recipes that transform summer produce into an especially fresh cocktail hour

Land & Conservation

Sweating the details of heat and humidity

Food & Drink

There’s always something new to be found at one of the nation’s oldest public markets

Travel

A former railway passage offers a fascinating stroll into the dark—and the past

Land & Conservation

Easier said than done when dealing with a three-hundred-pound animal mired in pluff mud

Land & Conservation

How to properly navigate a dirt road’s muck-filled abysses while not making them worse for the next driver

Food & Drink

Loblolly is about to make Hattiesburg a little sweeter

Home & Garden

These shrubs and trees let you have your shade and eat it too

Food & Drink

Ripeness is only part of the equation

Food & Drink

Southern culinary pros share the lesser-used ingredients that lend super-fresh flair to their favorite dishes

Arts & Culture

When the Puerto Rico owners club gets together, it’s for a good time and a great cause

Travel

Pool meets creek at this beguiling, 110-year-old spot

Food & Drink

Asheville chef Steven Goff shares his recipe for a dressed-up version of the North Carolina staple

Music

Listen to a heartfelt new tune, “More Questions Than Answers,” by a chart-topping songwriter and a Vietnam veteran

Food & Drink

Virginia knows country ham, and Fulks Run Grocery knows how to make it the star of a simply superlative sandwich

Food & Drink

Linda Skeens became a viral sensation for crushing her competition at county fairs. Now she’s sharing down-home tips in a new cookbook

Recipe

For her new seafood cookbook, the spearfisherwoman’s global travels brought her to the abundant waters of the coastal South

Food & Drink

The noted cookbook author believes Southern whole grains are the next big thing—so he’s growing them himself