Cookbook Corner
Three new cookbooks, Sean Brock’s “South,” Rob Newton’s “Seeking the South,” and Toni Tipton-Martin’s “Jubilee,” tackle the roots of Southern cooking and its modern influences.
Max Watman is the author of Race Day: A Spot on the Rail with Max Watman, and more recently of Chasing the White Dog: An Amateur Outlaw’s Adventures in Moonshine.
HOLIDAY CHEER
The jazz legend’s signature Eggnog recipe is the best one our columnist has ever tasted.
SNACK CULTURE
Chefs around the country are updating classic after-school snacks and guilty pleasures for their restaurant menus.
Hothouse Drinks
English sparkling wines beat French Champagne in a blind tasting and are getting better and better.
SHELL GAME
From sushi bars to gas station convenience stores, quail eggs are showing up around the country.
VEGGIE TALES
Our columnist expounds on his love for this much maligned vegetable and extolls the virtues of the new book “The Whole Okra.”
CONTINUING EDUCATION
Our columnist makes the case that Edna Lewis’ masterwork is as relevant today as it was 31 years ago, when it was first published.
MAIZE ARCHAEOLOGY
High Wire Distillery in Charleston makes a complex whiskey from historic and obscure Jimmy Red Corn. Find out why you should be drinking spirits made from heritage grains.
Camo Chic
Our columnist visited Charleston to check out this annual event that attracts 45,000 people over three days.
