New Orleans

Drinks
Cocktail Hour: Nantucket Sleigh Ride
Spices of the season, apricot brandy, rum, and citrus make this wintry grog a holiday on ice

City Guides
NOLA’s Best Barbershop Launches a Grooming Line
For the last-minute stocking-stuffer files: Everything from shave cream to shampoo from Aidan Gill for Men

Food & Drink
Nina Compton: Hare Apparent in New Orleans
Compton’s ethereal Compère Lapin—arguably the hottest restaurant in town and named for the Br’er Rabbit of her Caribbean upbringing—is a case study in the push and pull of tradition, and the boundless future of Crescent City cuisine

Made in the South Awards
Introducing the 2017 Made in the South Awards Honorees
From a library-perfect leather chair to a hunting vest as handsome as it is hardworking to a light, bright pecan oil, this year’s winners and runners-up prove the region is home to world-class talent

Made in the South Awards 2017
Cocktail & Sons
Drink category winners and New Orleans mixologists Max J. Messier and Lauren Myerscough revive a lost tiki syrup

Travel
Four Chic New Southern Hotels
An inside look at a 1950s motel turned modern-day oasis in New Orleans. Plus, three more boutique stunners opening up around the South.

Travel
The Drifter Motel and Swim Club
An inside look at a 1950s motel turned modern-day oasis in New Orleans

Books
How New Orleans Inspired Walt Disney
This book documents the Crescent City’s surprising role in shaping the entertainment empire

First Listen
Honoring a New Orleans Musical Legend
A new album pays tribute to the late Allen Toussaint

City Portrait
More Photos from The Soul of New Orleans
The city has been through hell, but somehow the heart of this town is still beating

Celebrate the South
Savor the Bread Pudding Soufflé at Commander’s Palace
A signature New Orleans dish you can count on

In the Garden
Field to Vase
A thriving crop of Southern floral designers are bringing homegrown style to the table

Food & Drink
2015 in Southern Restaurants: Shaya
Alon Shaya has reached a career high serving the same dishes he has cooked with friends and family all his life

Drinks
Holiday Milk Punch
A New Orleans mainstay, milk punch is the South’s answer to eggnog

Fork in the Road
Middle East on Magazine
Deeply personal and profoundly good, Shaya offers a taste of a different New Orleans

What's in Season
What’s in Season: Mirlitons
The unofficial fall vegetable of Louisiana

Southern Style
Jon Batiste: Playing it Cool
This gifted New Orleans musician is bringing a fresh sound to the airwaves as the newly minted bandleader on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — and bringing his exuberant brand of Southern style to the rest of America

Arts & Culture
The Katrina Class
A decade after Hurricane Katrina, we track the storm’s impact on some of its youngest victims

Artists
Benjamin Booker: Rock Star
A Florida kid from a conservative family, twenty-five-year-old Benjamin Booker may seem an unlikely candidate to lead a new wave of blues-influenced musicians. Until he gets onstage, where it’s plain to see his talent is off the charts

Travel
Riding in a Mardi Gras Parade
A first-hand account of riding with the Krewe of Orpheus