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Garden & Gun
Field Days • MAKING MEMORIES WITH THE DOGS—BOTH YOUNG AND OLD—THIS FALL
Check Out Our New Book!
“Bless his heart, Pat loved rich anything, even if a recipe didn’t call for it” • Cassandra King Conroy on the late Pat Conroy, p. 36
“As we say here in the South, ‘He was raised right, not jerked up’”
Social Chatter • GARDENANDGUN.COM AND BEYOND
The Many Faces of Ray McKinnon • THERE MAY BE NO MORE VERSATILE A SOUTHERN ACTOR, WRITER, AND DIRECTOR THAN THIS SON OF GEORGIA
Top of the Field • MEET THE GEORGIA TRAINER AT THE PINNACLE OF DOG HANDLING
An Overdue Spotlight • WITH A NEW SHORT STORY COLLECTION, A VIRGINIA WRITER GETS THE ACCLAIM SHE DESERVES
Seeds of a Story • A charming garden memoir digs deep
The New String King • BLENDING TRADITION, OTHERWORLDLY GUITAR CHOPS, AND AN EXPLORATORY SPIRIT, BILLY STRINGS IS BRINGING BLUEGRASS INTO THE FUTURE
Sewing Machine • A CRACKERJACK QUILTER FOLLOWS A PATTERN OF SOUTHERN STORYTELLING
Fixing Dinner • SOCIAL SHAKE-UPS, WESTERN KIN, AND QUAIL STRUTTING
When Conroy Met King • IN HER NEW MEMOIR, TELL ME A STORY, CASSANDRA KING CONROY SHARES THE HEART OF HER MARRIAGE TO SOUTHERN LITERARY LION PAT CONROY
Maya Freelon
Dream Boats • SEVEN GRAVY SERVERS TO SUIT EVERY TASTE
Hill Country Deluxe • HOW DOES A TEXAS CHEF DO CHICKEN-FRIED STEAK? BIGGER AND BETTER, OF COURSE
MEET THE CHEF: REBECCA RATHER
Chicken-Fried Tenderloin with Cream Gravy, Hash Browns, and Eggs
A Shot of Redemption • JÄGERMEISTER RETURNS, NEWLY RESPECTABLE
Bay of Lubeck • Yield: 1 cocktail
College-Town Flavor • AT THEIR NEW SPOT IN A CONVERTED RANCH HOUSE, TARASQUE CUCINA’S JOHN AND LAUREN STOKES BRING A DELIGHTFULLY HOMEMADE TASTE OF FUN TO OXFORD
Coffee Stop • Pop in next door for a worthy cup and more
Vine Dining • THICK-SKINNED WITH SWEET, JUICY CENTERS, MUSCADINE GRAPES ARE NATURE’S CANDY
Pickled Muscadines • Yield: 1 quart
Becoming a Collector • EVERY JOURNEY IS PERSONAL, BUT SAVVY FIREARMS COLLECTORS CONSIDER FOUR ESSENTIAL CRITERIA
The Write Stuff • AT THEIR NEW ORLEANS LETTERPRESS STUDIO, TWO SISTERS CRAFT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL STATIONERY IN THE SOUTH
The Garden & Gun Good Dog Photo Contest
Dog Food Done Right
Green Peace • A WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA HIDEAWAY WHERE MYSTERIOUS MOSS ENCHANTS EVERYTHING IT TOUCHES
Shape Shifter • SOUTHERN COMFORTS WARM UP A MODERN DESIGN IN DALLAS
I’ve Got Your Back • WHEN THE UNTHINKABLE HAPPENED, A LOVING DOG TOOK THE LEAD
Wild Cards • IN PRAISE OF A GOOD POKER GAME—AND GOOD TIMES WITH THE GANG
THE SPORTING SOUTH • FROM CASTING FOR BONEFISH IN THE BAHAMAS TO HUNTING QUAIL TO COOKING UP A WILD FEAST, TAKE A JOURNEY THROUGH THE BEST OF THE SOUTHERN OUTDOORS. PLUS: A NEW PUSH TO SAVE THE EVERGLADES BEFORE IT’S TOO LATE
FISH HAWKS IN PARADISE • SET TWO TOP-NOTCH ANGLERS LOOSE IN THE UNTOUCHED WATERS OFF ANDROS ISLAND AND YOU HAVE A MASTER CLASS IN ANGLING—AND PURE JOY
IF YOU GO
FOR THE LOVE OF QUAIL • When the Rollins family isn’t overseeing a vast business empire and philanthropic foundations, you’ll find them among the Old Florida live oaks and cabbage palms of Blue Cypress Ranch, where the bobwhite is king—and a kennel of American-bred British Labrador retrievers is turning heads in the dog world
HUNT, THEN GATHER • FROM THE FIELD OR SEA STRAIGHT TO YOUR FALL TABLE—FIVE OUTDOORS-LOVING SOUTHERN CHEFS SHARE WONDERFULLY...