By ELIZABETH HEISKELL and SARAH SMYTHE Photography by RORY DOYLE Three holiday parties tailored to suit your family and friends When two creatives combine their high-octane ideas for food, decor, and entertaining the results are spectacular. When they are Elizabeth Heiskell—cookbook author, TODAY Show food contributor, and chef, and Sarah Smythe—interior designer, event […]
By KATIE TIMS • Photos provided by CHAD SMITH When it comes to finding deer, Chad Smith’s dogs are on the job. Last season, a guy named Si bagged better than one hundred deer in the Delta. It was a good go but nothing out of the ordinary for this dedicated hunter. He’s been
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography TOM and KASI BECK After several recent renovations, this Winona couple realizes there’s no place like home In the hunt for updated, cooler living spaces, Eddie and Gay Hammond didn’t need to look any further than their Rolling Greens Estates home in Winona. Recent renovations rescued
By CINDY COOPWOOD • Photography by RORY DOYLE The season is shifting and along with it our collective palates. Rich, hearty dishes are what satisfy in fall. Smoky, savory, spicy, and earthy sweet flavors reign. Two of our favorite foods—sausages and sweet potatoes— fit the bill perfectly. Give these recipes a try and you’ll see
Inspired by the Mississippi Delta, wild food expert Hank Shaw shares his recipe for Catfish Courtbuillon in his new book Hook, Line, and Supper. Catfish Courtbuillon This is a lighter, slightly more refined version of the traditional Cajun dish. The sauce reheats well, but the fish needs to be eaten as
By PAIGE DAUGHERTY • Photos by AUSTIN BRITT Shelter built with passion and compassion is bettering animal welfare in the Delta Deep in the Mississippi Delta, past the cotton fields and juke joints of Clarksdale, sits the little shelter that could. CARES (Clarksdale Animal Rescue Effort and Shelter), the nonprofit organization where I
Although September 22nd may be the first official day of autumn—when the Sun finally crosses the equator and our days begin to seem a little shorter—we all know that the unofficial beginning of fall is Labor Day weekend. It may still be 100 degrees outside but sweaters and boots will start to emerge, and a
By SHERRY LUCAS • Photography by RORY DOYLE This traditional home in Chatham is bursting with extensive collections, family heirlooms, objets d’art, and colorful fabrics—all with a stunning view of Lake Washington Cypress trees emerge from the sky-blue water of Lake Washington, framing the pier that stretches from the slope of Brucie McKamy
By SUSAN MARQUEZ • Photography by RORY DOYLE Photographer uses antiquated photography techniques to capture images of obscure subjects and modern-day ruins Since he was a young teen, Euphus Ruth (“Butch” to his friends) has been interested in photography. “I used to play with my Brownie camera under the living room couch,” he recalls.
By JIM BEAUGEZ The Black Keys return to their roots with Delta Kream, a tribute to their Mississippi Delta and Hill Country heroes Not long after his marathon thirteen-hour drive from Akron, Ohio, ended in Greenville, Mississippi, in the late 1990s, Dan Auerbach ran out of a downtown café without even touching the
