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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

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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.

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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

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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