Jennifer Stewart Kornegay

6 days ago | southernliving.com | Jennifer Stewart Kornegay

Don't let Sewanee, Tennessee's, tiny size trick you into dismissing it. While it's best known as home of The University of the South, often called simply Sewanee, everyone's invited to closely study the charming town and the natural beauty of its surroundings. We asked award-winning Southern chef Julia Sullivan, who considers the town a second home, for her thoughts. Co-owner of Nashville's Henrietta Red restaurant, she opened Judith in Sewanee last fall, and it alone is reason enough to visit.

3 weeks ago | southernliving.com | Jennifer Stewart Kornegay

T.H. Stone Memorial St. Joseph Peninsula State Park. Photo: Courtesy of Visit Gulf County On Florida’s panhandle, tiny Port St. Joe glitters as a peaceful gem on the Sunshine State’s serene "forgotten coast." The waterside community feels a world away from the high-rise condos, traffic and packed beaches of nearby Panama City.

4 weeks ago | thelocalpalate.com | Jennifer Stewart Kornegay |Erin Murray

By incubating and growing several strains of mushrooms, Mossy Creek is pushing biodiversity forward. Mushrooms are having a moment. In addition to the oomph their earthy flavors and meaty textures bring to a range of dishes, recent wellness buzz praises their powerful and varied nutritional benefits, too.

1 month ago | gardenandgun.com | Jennifer Stewart Kornegay |Anna Davis

Most mornings, artist Riley Sheehey walks her three-year-old daughter, Bryn, to her nursery school around the corner from their Falls Church, Virginia, house, returns home, and steps into her small studio. She sketches, chooses colors, and paints her ideas into life, driven by a single goal: “I want to make people smile, especially kids, but also adults,” she says. “I don’t think we ever outgrow the need for that.”Sheehey’s fanciful style takes many forms.

1 month ago | southernliving.com | Jennifer Stewart Kornegay

The little town of Trenton sits in Georgia’s northwest corner rests beneath the shadow of Lookout Mountain. The valley blanketed in trees and speckled with caves and caverns combines with the peaks and hills surrounding it to create an outdoor lover’s paradise. Discover the natural wonders it holds this spring, before the South’s summer swelter sets in.