Food & Drink

mac and cheese

Recipe

A “glorious, gooey” crowd favorite from a Texas pitmaster

A plate of brisket migas

Recipe

Smoky salsa verde and homemade tortilla chips enhance a Tex-Mex favorite

A hand holds sliced meat

Recipe

Pitmaster Brandon Hurtado shares how he achieves perfect slices across the board

A portrait of a man in front of chopped wood

Food & Drink

The self-taught pitmaster talks smoking secrets, the best noodle for mac and cheese, and the skyrocket to barbecue stardom

A grid of bourbons

Distilled

Explore bourbon’s range with these six bottles from unexpected states that bring their own distinctive taste of place

Ice cream sundae with bourbon-hot fudge, a bourbon-soaked cherry, and toasted pecans in a rustic mountain setting with a colorful striped napkin and spoon. Rusted old metal glider in background

Distilled

Everyone screams for ice cream with rivers of boozy chocolate. Plus: Make your own bourbon-soaked cherries.

A cocktail in a tall flute glass

Recipe

Louisville’s Seelbach Hotel honors a literary legend with a dazzling libation

split persimmon seeds

home & garden

A North Carolina gardener shares what kind of winter we can expect according to the fruit—plus her grandmother’s persimmon pudding recipe

A bourbon cocktail in a glass

Recipe

This bold, hazelnut-infused whiskey cocktail deserves a moment in the spotlight

a blt sandwich

Food & Drink

Merritt’s Grill has been serving a sandwich icon to generations of Tar Heels

Brussels sprout and apple salad

Anatomy of a Classic

A bold prosciutto vinaigrette meets crispy Brussels sprouts and diced apple in this flavorful fall side

Red cocktails on a red table

Recipe

Robust whiskey, cranberry juice, and fresh orange power a punchy cool-weather cocktail

Thumbelina carrots

What’s in Season

Whether served as a Thanksgiving side or as a crunchy addition to a plate of gameday wings, these globular carrots are a fall delight

pani puri

Food & Drink

Mobile carts serve the flavor-packed snack to hungry customers and capture the bustling energy of street food stands in India

Derek Trucks holds a bottle of Ass Pocket Whiskey.

Distilled

Wright Thompson on how the musician indulges his bourbon love

Bourbon slushes on a tray in front of a lake

Distilled

Like sweet tea and a whiskey sour collided in your freezer

a group of people outside a coffee shop with balloons

Travel

These Southern businesses are amplifying the conversation around accessibility

Pecan popcorn in a bowl

Recipe

An addictive salty-sweet snack from the Peach State

A six-grid collage of Waffle House objects

Food & Drink

As the Southern icon turns seventy, a peek behind the yellow sign

syrup being poured over banana pancakes

Food & Drink

Virginia is for… pancake lovers? Forking into a syrup-soaked mystery