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.

Arts & Culture

This year, we said goodbye to luminaries in music, sports, food, fashion, and beyond

Music

The season rocks a little more merrily with the best-selling holiday album of all time

Sporting

Walker Zimmerman and Shaq Moore hold the line at the planet’s biggest sporting event

Food & Drink

Watching what you eat? Me too, at my favorite Southern chip brand’s factory

Food & Drink

A writer’s late-season quest for the South’s most storied apple

Food & Drink

Three craft beer excursions offering more than tasty ales

Arts & Culture

Nathaniel’s Custom Hats are made by hand—and made to last

Arts & Culture

Stuart Mercer isn’t just a rock star. He’s more like the whole rock band

Food & Drink

No bones about it, our rival isn’t the only thing we want to chew up during football season

Food & Drink

The latest Van Winkle whiskeys are sure to be rare finds. Plus: another coveted bourbon from…Arby’s?

Food & Drink

Order up a pint at these cozy gathering spots

Food & Drink

An earnest overanalysis of a pressing query

Food & Drink

Memphis fave Jerry’s proves two frozen desserts are better than one

Arts & Culture

Smothered, covered…and spiked?

Sporting

The limited-edition fly reel inspired by the iconic bourbon brand and a new book will hit shelves this spring

Drinks

With a variety of options for whiskey fans, booze-of-the-month clubs have seen a pandemic spike

Sporting

The Virginia artist carries on the legacy of the master carvers of old. He lives much like them, too

Drinks

Three Kentucky entrepreneurs introduce a booze-free mixer for your bourbon cocktails

Drinks

With an assist from master distiller Marianne Eaves, a group of golf pals bets on a new bourbon

Drinks

Bourbon is the mellow star of a new ultra-relaxing production