Garden & Gun

Celebrating the best of Southern culture, music, food, style, travel, art, literature, and the sporting life. Plus, lots of good dogs.

Garden & Gun

Cool Nights, Warm Cobbler • MAKING THE MOST OF FIREPIT SEASON

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“I never mix dressing with a spoon; you have to roll up your sleeves and use your hands”

The Shape-Shifting Sarah Paulson • THERE’S NO ROLE THE FLORIDA NATIVE CAN’T MAKE HER OWN

Banded Together • AN UNLIKELY TEAM OPENS A WINDOW INTO THE SECRET LIVES OF HUMMINGBIRDS

Pocket Pieces • TWO KNIFE MAKERS TAKE DIFFERENT ROUTES TO ARRIVE AT CUSTOM FOLDER GREATNESS

What’s the Best Gift to Give to a Holiday Party Host?

Playing with Fire • DANIEL DONATO CONTINUES HIS COSMIC COUNTRY ASCENT ON REFLECTOR

Folks’ Tale • A MEXICAN THRILLER DRAWS FROM A WRITER’S FAMILY TREE

Becoming Santa Claus • FOR A YOUNG BOY, HOLIDAY MAGIC ARRIVED IN THE FORM OF A LITTLE RED SUIT

Steak Night • PRIME CUTS MINGLE WITH FRENCH FANTASY AT ATLANTA’S MARCEL

Sly Dogs • KENTUCKY’S SAM FORE PUTS A SRI LANKAN SPIN ON CORN DOGS READY FOR A PARTY

Small but Mighty • LITTLE LIBATIONS THAT PACK A BIG PUNCH

Go for the Gold • KUMQUATS STAR IN FLORIDA CHEF DARIAN HERNANDEZ’S SWEET-AND-SPICY CONDIMENT

Barbecue Bridge Builders • CORRIE AND SHUAI WANG SERVE UP CHINESE ’CUE THROUGH A SOUTHERN LENS

Special Delivery • A SEDUCTIVE FIELD BIKE, BLACKBERRY PIE CANDLES, A MUST-SIP BOURBON—IDEAS FOR EVERY SOUTHERNER ON YOUR LIST

The Resurrection of Sparky • HOW ONE DARING ALABAMA BLACK LAB’S STORY DIDN’T QUITE PLAY OUT AS EXPECTED

A Quiet Place • SEEKING OUT MOMENTS OF SWEET SILENCE IN A NORTH CAROLINA FOREST

Spiking Christmas • A NUISANCE TREE FINDS REDEMPTION DURING THE HOLIDAYS

Handpicked Holiday • WILD HOLLY, DRIED PECAN SHELLS, MAGNOLIA CUTTINGS, AND MORE NATURAL BEAUTY PLUCKED FROM ALONG THE RAPPAHANNOCK RIVER TRANSFORM INTO DECOR THAT MAKES A FAMILY’S FORMAL VIRGINIA HOUSE FEEL LIKE HOME

PUERTO RICO’S WEST COAST FLAVOR • A FOOD HISTORIAN SAVORS THE TASTES OF HER ISLAND ROOTS—SWEET MANGOES, LOBSTER EMPANADAS, CINNAMON-DUSTED MILKSHAKES—AND DISCOVERS HOW HOMEGROWN INGREDIENTS ALONG A LUSH SHORELINE SET THE TABLE FOR THE FUTURE

14TH ANNUAL MADE IN THE SOUTH AWARDS • A TOP-SHELF AMERICAN SINGLE MALT, LATHE-TURNED WOODEN BOWLS, LONE STAR–INSPIRED MEN’S SHIRTS, and TWENTY-TWO OTHER STANDOUT PRODUCTS THAT DEMONSTRATE the WORLD-CLASS CRAFTSMANSHIP and INGENUITY of SOUTHERN MAKERS

Liquid Courage • A FAMILY-RUN DISTILLERY ENGINEERS AN EXTRAORDINARY SOUTHERN SINGLE MALT

Hall of Frame • A FORMER ANTIQUE DEALER DREAMS UP MINIATURE WONDERS

Smoke Show • AN OLD-SCHOOL SMOKEHOUSE RESURRECTS A CLASSIC

Dock and Cover • A HAND-BUILT WOODEN DOCK BOX MAKES A SPLASH

Out of the Wood(s) • SOULFULLY CRAFTED BOWLS CAPTURE MOTHER NATURE’S BEAUTY

Lone Star Swagger • A CONTEMPORARY SPIN ON CLASSIC WESTERN WEAR

HOW A CHANCE CAREER OPPORTUNITY TURNED INTO AN ENDURING FRIENDSHIP THAT CHANGED A SURFER AND ASPIRING JOURNALIST’S LIFE

Greenhouse Dreams • IN THE CHILL OF WINTER, THESE INDOOR GARDEN HAVENS PROMISE WARMTH, LIGHT, AND VISIONS OF BLOOMING DAYS AHEAD

I Brake for Biscuits • WHY SEWEE OUTPOST IS MY FAVORITE STOP ON A FAMILIAR STRETCH OF SOUTH CAROLINA ROAD

Back to Quebec • A RENOWNED NORTH CAROLINA CHEF RETRACES HIS STEPS IN A CHARMING OLD CITY

The Southern Agenda • GOINGS-ON IN THE SOUTH & BEYOND

Holy Sh*t • EXULTING IN THE JOYS (AND USES) OF A PILE OF POO