Tennessee

Assistant master distiller Chris Fletcher follows in the family footsteps

A Southern-classic recipe from a Southern-classic curemaster

The Pulitzer Prize-winning author reflects on the Festival of Lessons and Carols, a stirring Advent celebration

How self-taught Tennessee gardener Peter Thevenot became one of America’s preeminent experts in the art of espalier

Nashville’s Josephine cooks up a fresh take on the South and one hell of a whole bird

A secluded lodge with panoramic views of the Great Smoky Mountains

A deeper look into Peter Thevenot’s artful orchard

Whether you have a closet full of gold lamé jumpsuits or just can’t help belting out the lyrics to “Jailhouse Rock” in your car, you’ll find friends at any one of these Elvis happenings

Chattanooga’s Main Street Meats is a carnivore’s nirvana

A reader’s pilgrimage from New Orleans to Nashville

Southern music history comes alive on the path between Memphis and Muscle Shoals

A road trip through the heart of Southern music

Attendees can still enjoy the race the same way they did when it began

Five must-visit restaurants

With a new album and more than five decades in music, the four-time Grammy winner looks back at her pioneering journey

Lloyd Davidson has always been prone to wanderlust and wild ideas, but even those who know the Tennessee native could never have predicted he’d be the best hope to save the scarlet macaw

Snag a bar stool and grab a pint at one of these four hop-pening new joints

A Nashville singer-songwriter and antiques junkie shares her favorite inspiration point

What happens when a dozen-odd whiskey aficionados, led by one maniacally obsessed Southern chef and the reigning bourbon king, gather to test twenty-four years’ worth of a legendary brand? Among other things, a hell of a good time

The Oscar-winning actress on grace, grandmothers, and breaking ground on her Nashville store