Mark the first day of winter with a hot toddy this evening, courtesy of Atlanta’s Woodfire Grill and Spice Market and New Orleans’ Tales of the Toddy, which shared a few recipes with us. Here’s to getting through the chilly days ahead with a libation that would make Faulkner proud.

4 Chefs. 12 Recipes. 1 Distinctly Southern Thanksgiving. In magazines from Bon Appetit to Better Homes and Gardens, Southern style seems to rule Thanksgiving this year. In its November issue, Bon Appetit sat down at the table with Alabama designer Billy Reid and Oxford, Mississippi, restauranteur John Currence. Better Homes and Gardens turned to North Carolina Foster’s Market owner and Chef Sara Foster for a classic Thanksgiving menu. Here at Deep South, we decided to round up a few Southern chefs (and one bartender) of our own and ask them what they’re serving on their Thanksgiving table.

Last fall, Kickstarter featured a project with the goal of raising money for a movie about pimento cheese. Seventy-four backers, including Deep South, and $2,625 later, “Pimento Cheese, Please: A Film About the South’s Beloved Spread” met its goal and was deemed “funding successful.” Since then, Richmond, Virginia, filmmakers Nicole Lang and Christophile Konstas have been traveling the South in search of great pimento cheese spread and getting their film ready for an October release. Former intern Sarah Matalone interviewed Nicole about her idea for the film and obvious love of the South’s favorite cheese dish.

Residents and tourists of St. Simons Island, Georgia, might be familiar with a concession stand called The Snow Shack. A snowcone business owned and operated by couple Charlie and Melissa Turner (pictured with their two kids on the right), the “shack” can be found at the East Beach concession stand. The Turners specialize in organic syrups in flavors like raspberry …

Back-to-back festivals celebrate the state’s wine industry in June.
by Linda M. Erbele

Sometimes you have to wonder if the GPS is really taking you to a winery. There’ve been so many turns since leaving the main road that you don’t know how the mailman finds it, but discovery is part of the delight when visiting Georgia’s wine region. Once there, …