A writer returns to the family farm for a keepsake that reminds him of where he came from—and where he’s going
The Southern Food Issue
Features
Sporting
Once the heart of Carolina rice country and the stomping ground of Archibald Rutledge, the tidal marshes of the Santee Delta constitute a natural treasure. Today, a handful of passionate duck hunters are helping to make sure it all stays that way.
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Home & Garden
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Music
Inspired by a legacy of soul artists who weren’t afraid to speak up, ST. PAUL & THE BROKEN BONES pursue a higher calling
All Articles from this Issue
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Style
Designer Leigh Magar dreams up a line of apparel and home goods steeped in the indigo culture of the Lowcountry
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Food & Drink
Let someone else do the cooking
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Arts & Culture
The season’s rich florals and velvets look right at home amid the spellbinding charms of New Orleans
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In the Garden
How self-taught Tennessee gardener Peter Thevenot became one of America’s preeminent experts in the art of espalier
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Homeplace
Tradition meets modern inside an artist and an antique dealer’s charming Virginia bungalow
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Home & Garden
Step inside this Southern cottage
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Adventures
Natural wonders and whiskey heritage on a storied Kentucky highway
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The High & the Low
A decidedly Southern take on healthy eating
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End of the Line
Thoughts on a brand-new stride
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Sporting
Spend a day in the duck blind on South Carolina’s Santee Delta
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Sporting Scene
Savannah College of Art and Design’s equestrian team aims for a third national title
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Fork in the Road
Nashville’s Josephine cooks up a fresh take on the South and one hell of a whole bird
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Anatomy of a Classic
A Kentucky chef crafts an exotic yet familiar spin on a Southern stalwart
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Artists
Images from Garden & Gun’s shoot with St. Paul & the Broken Bones in Birmingham, Alabama
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Openings
The Smithsonian’s Museum of African American History brings a stunning addition to Washington, D.C.
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Good Dog
An exuberant stray named Troy proves that sometimes the last thing you want is just the thing you need
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Food & Drink
A cornmeal twist on everyone’s favorite down-home dessert
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Ask G&G
To sugar or not, tailgating parasites, and the lure of the fish story
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Food & Drink
Celebrate the South’s bivalve renaissance at one of these new oyster bars
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Food & Drink
Celebrating the Southern bivalve renaissance
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The Southern Agenda
Goings-On In the South & Beyond
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The Southern Agenda
New restaurant openings across the South
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The Southern Agenda
NC Barbecue Revival organizer Wyatt Dickson shares three standout Eastern North Carolina barbecue joints
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Food & Drink
North Carolina’s answer to Nashville hot chicken
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Interview
Twenty-five years after The Firm hit bookstores, John Grisham reflects on his unusual path to best-seller-list titan
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Music
Amanda Shires returns with a new album steeped in the rhythms of home
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What's in Season
Come autumn, fresh pecans are at their sweet peak
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Made in the South
The man behind Austin’s singular neon signs
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Books
A season’s worth of new kitchen companions serve up a gumbo of great Southern flavors
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Food & Drink
A fiery Caribbean chile makes for one hot mess of greens
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Food & Drink
A Chinese-accented take on a Lowcountry favorite
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Food & Drink
Break out the napkins for garlic-butter-drenched crabs
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Food & Drink
Recrafting a Southern favorite with flavors from home
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In the Garden
A deeper look into Peter Thevenot’s artful orchard
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The Southern Agenda
Three Southern authors reflect on their favorite books by the bard of the Lowcountry