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10 Essential Bottles of Rum
Paul Yellin is tired of hearing that rum is the new bourbon. “Rum was here long before bourbon,” says the owner of the new Cane Rhum Bar in Charleston, South Carolina. “It was the original drink of...
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The Five Essential Southern Cocktails
This week, the first annual BevCon brought brewers, distillers, sommeliers, bartenders, and other beverage pros from all over the country to Charleston, South Carolina, to discuss everything from...
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Exclusive: Rodney Scott on His New Charleston Barbecue Joint
Charleston has a famous food scene, but for years locals have been driving two hours north to get their barbecue in Hemingway, South Carolina, home to Scott’s Bar-B-Q and its internationally...
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Exclusive: A Southern Chef Hits the Road
You’ve seen Vivian Howard’s food on her James Beard Award–winning PBS show, A Chef’s Life. Soon you'll be able to cook it, with recipes from her upcoming book Deep Run Roots. And over the next few...
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Remembering Vertamae
Vertamae Smart-Grosvenor died last week at the age of 79. Born in Hampton County, South Carolina, she was an author, an actress, an anthropologist, a musician, a television and radio personality, and...
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Happy Hour: A Bourbon Sour with a Twist
Sometimes, you really can drink your troubles away. Or at least some of them. For chef Dean Neff, of PinPoint restaurant in Wilmington, North Carolina, trouble came with an over-delivery of an...
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Eat Like a Local in Western North Carolina
Even if you’ve never read Ronni Lundy’s food writing, you likely know her food. A founding member of the Southern Foodways Alliance, the Kentucky-born author has championed skillet cornbread, country...
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Pick a Side: Biscuits or Cornbread?
In the final weeks of a brutal presidential campaign, our friends at the Southern Foodways Alliance just stoked another heated rivalry at their fall symposium in Oxford, Mississippi: biscuits versus...
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Help Eastern North Carolina with Fish Stew
In the wake of Hurricane Matthew, cities like Jacksonville and Charleston were fortunate—the storm wasn’t as bad as feared, and most people were able to sweep up and go about their business. Eastern...
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Eating on the Campaign Trail with John Dickerson
John Dickerson has been covering presidential races since Clinton/Dole in 1996, which means the CBS News political director and Washington, D.C., native has eaten a lot of fast food while traveling...
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Beyond White Lily: Southern Self-Rising Flours
CREDIT: Nikki Even though it’s no longer milled in Knoxville, Tennessee, White Lily is a household name below the Mason-Dixon line—and the company’s self-rising flour is a holy sacrament of Southern...
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So Much the Butter
For a single-ingredient foodstuff, butter is a surprisingly nuanced subject, says Elaine Khosrova, the former editor-in-chief of the magazine, Culture: The Word on Cheese, and the author of the...
View ArticleDay-After Snack: Easy Turkey and Dressing Croquettes
Faced with leftovers, chef Todd Pulsinelli of Restaurant August in New Orleans fires up the FryDaddy. “You can pretty much always pack nearly anything into a ball, bread it, and deep-fry it for an...
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What to Expect from Top Chef: Charleston
For years, Tom Colicchio has lobbied to get Top Chef to Charleston, South Carolina. The New York–based chef and TV star has been visiting the Holy City since he took a consulting gig on nearby Kiawah...
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A One-of-a-Kind Whiskey Auction
The holidays are just around the corner, and we’ve found the perfect gift for you and thirty-three of your whiskey-loving friends. ... Read more on GardenAndGun.com
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The Year in Southern Restaurants
In 2016, restaurants below the Mason-Dixon line continued to expand and play with regional flavors and ingredients. These five stood out. ... Read more on GardenAndGun.com
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A Country Ham Birthday
Nancy Newsom Mahaffey of Col. Bill Newsom’s Aged Kentucky Country Hams is the only woman at the head of a major country ham operation. She’s also one of the last remaining cure masters who insists on...
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Eat Like a Local in Tampa
In the birthplace of Hooter’s and Outback Steakhouse, Greg Baker staked a claim for a different kind of local flavor when he opened the Refinery in 2010. Then, in 2014, the the Clearwater,...
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