Enjoying a fine cigar remains a pleasure that I truly love. Over the past two decades, many states implemented laws prohibiting smoking in restaurants and bars. With tightening smoking restrictions, finding a suitable spot to smoke a quality cigar can be challenging. Here are the best cigar lounges in the South. In the early 1990s, [...]
Christmas is a magical time of year. If you're up for a fun weekend road trip, you'll find many fun holiday events throughout the Southeastern U.S. Before you get wrapped up in the craziness of holiday shopping, here are 5 Southern places to visit this holiday season. Franklin, Tennessee - 38th Annual Dickens of a [...]
David Dunavent grew up in Clarksdale, Mississippi, along the banks of the Mississippi River, and in the heart of "Blues Country." Not only is David an accomplished singer-songwriter who tours extensively across the Southeastern U.S., he also has an incredible knowledge of Blues history. RELATED: Jeffrey Steele: A Songwriter's songwriter https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/01_David_Dunavent.mp3 I met David through [...]
Regarded as one of the South's best, Chef John Currence made a name for himself in the early 1990s when he opened City Grocery in Oxford, Mississippi. Today the City Grocery Restaurant Group also includes Bouré, Snack Bar, and the fast-growing chain Big Bad Breakfast. https://traffic.libsyn.com/southernamericana/Chef_John_Currence.mp3 I sat down with Chef Currence in his Oxford [...]
One of Mississippi's most admired writers, William Faulkner, loved the written word and bourbon. A close look at most great 20th-century novelists and playwrights will reveal lives, for better or worse, well-lubricated with alcohol. Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Truman Capote, Eugene O'Neill, Hunter S. Thompson, Tennessee Williams, Ian Fleming, Dorothy Parker, John Cheever… The list goes [...]
