Food & drink

Clockwise, from top left: Foraging for rose hips, pine needles, lion’s mane, and shagbark hickory.

Conservation

An Alabama expert shares how to add wild garlic to soup, steep pine needles for tea, and make an easy maple syrup substitute from shagbark hickory

A bottle of bourbon

Recipe

New Orleans’ Cure puts their twist on an old-fashioned

2026 Bucket List

A sleeping giant awakens on Collins Avenue

A grill filled with wings

Distilled

A sticky, sweet-hot bourbon-spiked sauce makes for one super plate of wings

A chef with a fish in a kitchen

Food & Drink

The eight-person, twelve-course chef’s table showcases the bounty of the Chesapeake Bay

A slice of vinegar pie

Recipe

The chef behind the new Eastern Shore supper club Sassafras shares the secret weapon in his go-to winter dessert

Roast duck and oranges in a bowl

Distilled

Bourbon brings spirited depth to an easy take on the classic duck-and-orange duo

A woman behind a bakery counter

Food & Drink

The long-awaited reopening of a tasty Virginia favorite also comes with a few surprises

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