Food & drink

A pot of black-eyed peas.

Recipes

An Instant Pot–friendly take on a New Year’s tradition

A bowl of smothered cabbage.

Recipes

We can’t promise these greens will fatten your wallet, but you’ll feel rich when you take a bite

Gail Simmons

Distilled

Bourbon, blood orange, and bubbles mingle in this holiday sipper from the “Top Chef” judge and cookbook author

A cocktail spread

Recipe

A holiday helper with a Caribbean pedigree

pecan pie

Distilled

The lauded Virginia retreat shares its recipe for a holiday-worthy tart that’s a gift to both bourbon and chocolate lovers

A cocktail

Recipe

From Charleston’s Félix, this seasonal creation brings the sugar, spice, and everything nice

matcha pinwheels

Recipe

Liven up your holiday cookie tin with these swirly beauties

A tray of cookies

Recipe

This holiday staple from the Reutter family of Caroline’s Cakes is “shockingly simple and incredibly delicious”

Ginger cookies on a plate

Recipe

A lauded New Orleans baker shares her irresistible holiday go-tos

A Cuban sandwich platter with black bean soup, yellow rice, and sweet plantains.

Food & Drink

Celebrating sumptuous sandwiches and five decades of stories at a suburban Atlanta marvel

collage of food

Recipe

A dozen standout dishes that rose to the top this year

raspberry linzer cookies

Recipe

Inspired by a traditional Austrian pastry, these decadent shortbread cookies from Nashville’s Dozen Bakery only come out for Valentine’s Day and Christmas

A tray of sandwich cookies dusted with sugar

Recipe

Weltons Tiny Bakeshop puts a seasonal spin on a sweet family recipe

persimmon cookies

Recipe

A Virginia baker’s recipe marries childhood memories with the wild bounty of the South

A portrait of a woman against a railing

Distilled

A conversation with Britt Kulsveen, the president and chief whiskey officer of one of Kentucky’s most intriguing bourbon producers

a cigar and bourbon

Distilled

Five worthy brands to try that bring bourbon’s signature notes to your smoke

A bowl of jam, a jar of jam, and a baguette smeared with jam

Distilled

However you use it, bourbon and time make this spread divine

Inside a coffee shop

Travel

Congregation Coffee’s outposts have already drawn regulars for creative specials and chic design

Ginger cookies on a plaid tray

Recipe

Keep it classic, or liven up this adaptable recipe with your favorite spices

A wire tray of cookies

Recipe

Joy the Baker is ushering in the holidays with a cheeky twist on a classic—and a new Texas bakehouse that’s as sweet as it sounds