What gives a city its distinctive flavor? Join Garden & Gun editor in chief, David DiBenedetto, and award-winning chef, Sean Brock, for a conversation exploring the culinary identities of one of the South’s most compelling food destinations, Nashville, Tennessee. Discover how local ingredients, geography, traditions and community shape regional cuisine—and enjoy samples prepared by the featured chef along the way.
Reservations not taken.
Complimentary – books will be available for purchase
Raised in rural Virginia, Sean Brock is a celebrated chef and restaurateur known for preserving and reimagining Southern cuisine. After more than a decade in Charleston, he moved to Nashville, where he now leads several restaurants, including Audrey, Joyland, June, and Bar Continental. A James Beard Award winner and bestselling cookbook author, Sean continues to explore the history and traditions of the American South through his food.
Join us this Labor Day weekend for Southern Grown, a festival celebrating the best of Southern living, culminating in a beachside concert featuring five-time Grammy winner and Country Music Hall of Fame member Wynonna Judd.
Bid farewell to an unforgettable weekend with our Southern send-off brunch at River Bar. Indulge in classic Southern brunch staples while taking in the breathtaking views and reflecting on a weekend full of memories.
Southern Grown weekend kicks off with a special edition of a Sea Island tradition more than half a century in the making. Take the Jeep Train over to Rainbow Island for a relaxed and rustic family dining feast of authentic Southern cooking.
Join celebrated southern author, Stephanie Soileau, and Garden & Gun chief editor, David DiBenedetto, for a discussion about craft, inspiration, and the influence of place on storytelling, complete with personal insights and readings from Stephanie’s recent work, Should the Water Take Us.
Join Garden & Gun Marketing Vice President, Colleen Glenn, for a conversation on brining local character to the table through custom tile art, featuring Southern makers Meghann Caloudas and Childs Thrasher from Charleston Mahjong Club, as well as artists Mary Benson and Lulie Wallace.
