Mississippi

Arts & Culture
What’s Next for Po’ Monkey’s Lounge
A legendary Mississippi juke joint goes up for auction

Food & Drink
Eat Like a Local in the Delta
Mississippi native Cole Ellis shares his favorite places to eat in “the most Southern place on earth”

Arts & Culture
Picturing Mississippi
A new exhibition reflects two hundred years of state history

Travel
Roll of a Lifetime
Ride along with Jessica Lange as the award-winning actor and photographer captures the Mississippi Delta with her camera, one striking image at a time

Food & Drink
Jesse Houston’s Fine Deviled Eggs
The Jackson, Mississippi, chef shares his recipe for a Southern classic

Arts & Culture
In Celebration of the Front Porch
An annual gathering highlights the South’s storied spot for conversation

Food & Drink
Southern Foodways Alliance Celebrates a Milestone
The group’s annual symposium enables food sharing and story swapping for the 20th time

Arts & Culture
Art in Residence
A beloved shop sets down new roots in one of our favorite small-town escapes—Water Valley, Mississippi

Arts & Culture
A Blues Streak: Mississippi Blues Festivals
There’s nothing hotter—not even the temperatures—than the scorching tunes at these Mississippi music fests

Our Kind of Place
Home Rum: Kings Tavern
Food and drink pair perfectly in a downtown Natchez outpost

Why We Love the Gulf
Everybody Has A Comeback Story
An annual father-daughter poker trip to a Biloxi casino captures what it means to be down but not out

Drinks
Peach Infused Rum Cocktail (a.k.a. Bob from Carskadon)
Named after a bar regular who has a strong inclination toward rum, the key to this cocktail is the peach-infused liquor

Music
First Listen: North Mississippi Allstars’ “You Got to Move”
A new take on a classic Hill Country blues favorite

Celebrate the South
Author Frances Mayes’s Ode to Eudora Welty
Saluting a Southern Lady of Letters

Celebrate the South
Taste the Delta of Old at Lusco’s
Author Wright Thompson on the magic of traveling to a Mississippi institution

Gardens
Eudora Welty’s Mother-Daughter Garden
Eudora and her mother, Chestina, designed a mystical place with camellias, flowering arbors, and peaceful “rooms”

Travel
Mississippi

Our Kind of Place
A Mississippi General Store Endures
The Simmons-Wright Company stocks 133 years of tradition

Arts & Culture
A Photo Exhibit Decades in the Making
Mississippi History, a collection of color portraits, goes on display

Arts & Culture
Weekend Agenda: Celebrating a Delta Delicacy
A weekend dedicated to the tamale and its best accompaniments: booze, blues, and books