With homemade pimento cheese and a tangy comeback sauce for dipping, these are sure to impress

Swapping old gin for new in this twist on the classic gin martini

The best ways to fry up your favorite Southern vegetables

A savory Southern secret

The cheese straw’s good-time cousin

A tasty hallmark of summer in the South

A versatile side that doubles as a burger or hot dog topper, too

A taste of summer

Riffing on the pâté of the South

Campari, Coke, and sweet vermouth make for a bittersweet refresher

Definitive proof that bourbon and ice belong together

A twist on one of Papa’s favorite Daiquiris

How to cook sugar toads, the puffer fish appearing on more Southern restaurant menus

A second-generation Tennessee bartender takes a mixology lesson from dad

A taste of summer from Chapel Hill mainstay Crook’s Corner

Tomatoes two ways—fresh and pickled—star in chef Edward Lee’s ode to a Southern summer staple

Named after a bar regular who has a strong inclination toward rum, the key to this cocktail is the peach-infused liquor

A light daytime cocktail—complete with flowers

Summer gumbo from Gulf Coast restaurant impresario Lucy “LuLu” Buffett’s new cookbook

Grilled pineapple gives this margarita a sophisticated spin