Garden & Gun

Garden & Gun is a southern lifestyle magazine written for both men and women who have passion for all things southern; including the food, the arts and culture, the sporting lifestyle, the land, the travel destinations, and the overall ideals and values that make the south unique.

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Party Time • Join us at one of G&G’s many signature events this year

CONTRIBUTORS

LETTERS

Reinventing Reba • The tireless Reba McEntire isn’t afraid to start over

Suit Yourself • A swank menswear atelier celebrates the spirit of New Orleans

Registry Shock • Is asking wedding invitees for honeymoon cash tacky?

Naked Talent • The Nude Party has launched well beyond its wild days at App State but still knows how to throw it down

Alabama Force • A must-hear debut from a rising star

Mighty Mussels • Why the South’s secret—and imperiled—freshwater ecoweapons deserve your respect

Gone Missing • One lost girl opens a warren of spellbinding rabbit holes

Guaranteed Winners • Three buzzy new reads span genres

Boss Level • A mystery shotgun offers a window into over-and-under history

Green Pups and Ham • Earthy kale and country ham remoulade brighten up a new spin on hush puppies

No Great Shakes • Whip up a classic Ramos gin fizz (minus the shoulder injury)

Trigger Happy • Scales on and slathered in compound butter, triggerfish is an early spring triumph

Perfecting the Recipe • The growing restaurant group BrickTop’s masters the art of everyday indulgence

Drive-Through Beacon • Burger up at Pal’s

Safe Harbor • A wee Lowcountry cottage offers an artist refuge—and endless inspiration

Hot and Unbothered • Home saunas have never been more popular—or more stylish

A Nose for Bourbon • How a chef’s curiosity turned into a house filled with whiskey history

Family Traits • A father’s secrets leave his son ambivalent—save for one tail-wagging legacy

The Tides That Bind • A father and daughter connect over Pat Conroy’s indelible family epic

Taking Back Sundays • What would it mean to resurrect the day of rest in an ever-restless world?

The Gallery

THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT NATE • Nate Bargatze, the hottest comic on earth, is building more than just a Nashville comedy empire—he’s pulling a parade’s worth of funny people behind him

THE CAST OF NATELAND • To be a Nateland comic—or one of “Nate’s Friends,” as the company bills them, whom he brings on tour, hosts on his podcast, showcases at Zanies in Nashville, you name it—a stand-up needs to do two things: make Bargatze laugh, and use clean material. Beyond that, they veer in every direction and include both seasoned pros, like the bespectacled, trucker-hatted Dusty Slay, and rising talent. Here’s a sampling.

YOUR NEXT LAUGH STARTS HERE • Razor-sharp comedians to catch on tour and social-media darlings to stream prove that more than ever, the South has something (funny) to say

EVERYONE’S DARLING • A big ol’ love letter to the skyrocketing Leanne Morgan

OF RICE, DUCKS, AND Dreams • In flooded fields amid the waterfowler’s paradise of Central Arkansas, the Isbell family is rewriting the rules of rice farming—and gaining the attention of sake brewers worldwide

ALL ABOARD the BAYOU EXPRESS • But for a dedicated and hungry train-iac, it’s also an opportunity to explore the Gulf Coast flavors along the way

VOICES OF THE OKEFENOKEE • THROUGH THE STORIES OF THOSE SHAPED BY ITS WATERS, SHADED BY ITS CYPRESS TREES, AND CALLING FOR ITS PROTECTION, GEORGIA’S ANCIENT SWAMP STILL SPEAKS

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