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G O D D E S S O F WA R

SOUTHERN BELLE JAIMIE A L E X A N D E R G O E S H O L LY W O O D ➼ BY JEFF VRABLE

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S OU T H ’ S G R E AT E ST C H E FS

T H E W I N N E R S O F O U R F I R S T A N N UA L CO N T E S T.

124 G O O D FO O D

JAMIE DEEN’S NEW RECIPIE FOR SUCCESS. ➼ BY KRISTEN SMITH

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H O M E G ROW N H O M E CO M I NG

F O O D M E E T S FA S H I O N .

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30 SLANG

124 JAMIE DEEN’S GOOD FOOD

Straight from the mouth of a brand new Southerner

Paula’s oldest son on food, family and his brand new book

47 SOMETIMES YOUR WORDS JUST HYPNOTIZE ME

131 TURKEY TAKEOUT

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Hypnotist to the stars, Steve G. Jones

No time to baste a bird? Help has arrived

143 FOOD SHOW

53 THE SOUTHERN SCREEN

The art of plating

Natalie Hendrix on her life in film

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69 GODDESS OF WAR

194 BEST SOUTHERN FESTS

South’s exclusive with Jaimie Alexander

[ MEET ]

You don’t have to go far to celebrate this fall

80 SOUTH’S GREATEST CHEFS

196 EVENT CALENDAR

The winners of our first annual contest

Our guide to the best events in town

87 RESTAURANT ROYALTY

206 THROUGH THE LENS OF...

Ansley Williams and Ele Tran on their restaurant empires

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91 I’LL TAKE MY OYSTERS WILD, PLEASE

Logan McDonald

210 MOUTH OF THE SOUTH Roberto Leoci

Oystering on the Georgia coast

[ G O , S T AY , S H O P ] 96 QUICK TRIPS Spooky stops and stays

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99 RED ALERT One man’s fight to save the redfish

102 HAUNTED TOURISM Celebration or exploitation?

106 CHARLESTON PLACE HOTEL A weekend getaway in the Holy City

102 150 DINESOUTH

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publisher’s letter

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CHANGING OUR TUNE...

About the Cover

I’M SURE YOU’VE HEARD ENOUGH ABOUT CHANGE LATELY,

especially in the last few years. Yes, we are all well aware of how we need to embrace change, how change is inevitable, how change is good, etc., etc., yada, yada.

Yes, and you’ve certainly heard about it from me.

The truth is the change preachers are right.

There’s no question that the best way forward—maybe the only way—is to roll with the changes. And there’s no one out there slurping more changeberry Kool-Aid than me. But, yeah, sometimes it gets old (like after someone makes another reference to Who Stole My Cheese?). Sometimes it seems people are pushing change just for change’s sake.

But let’s not miss the point. Change, most of all, is a catalyst that pushes us into new territory. So, now I’m going to stop talking about change in vague platitudes, and try to remind myself where it leads us.

In the case of this issue, it lead us to, well, Hollywood. Yup, that’s right. We packed up our gear, our newest team members and, of course, our Southern charm to meet actress and fellow Southerner, Jaimie Alexander, in Santa Monica right next to the world-famous pier.

Incidentally, Ms. Alexander herself is a fine example of just going with it, as she scored her first lead role with karma of Harrison Ford-esque proportions. She was there to simply run practice lines with the male leads. She didn’t let that stop her from impressing the hell out of everyone. Bam! A career is born.

So then our crew, freshly infused with new blood and led by photographer Danny Griffin, proceeded to push our creative boundaries to a new and very exciting place.

You can go there, too, starting on page 69. You’ll be happy you did.

Hey, and when you return from the beach, why don’t you stroll through some of the featured eateries beginning on page 150. Change can work up an appetite. And there’s no better reason to try something deliciously new.

You can probably tell I’m excited. I’m pretty sure that this, our Food and Films issue, is our best one yet. And with this team in place, I expect to be able to say the same about the next one, too. And the one after that. And...well, you get it.

Many thanks and keep reading,

Michael Brooks Publisher/Creative Director

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Model➼Jaimie Alexander Photographer➼ Danny Griffin Creative Director➼Michael Brooks Designer➼Hector Sanchez Photographer’s Assistant➼Yazhmine Campos Makeup➼ Jessica Vaugn Hair➼Nelson Chan Wardrobe Styling➼Francis & Pereira Videographer➼Eric Gea South first spotted Jaimie Alexander on the silver screen in the film Savannah and knew she’d be the perfect face for our Food and Film issue. She was in Los Angeles preparing for the November 9th release of her new film, Thor: God of War. Our favorite LA-based Southern photographer, Danny Griffin, assembled his team and set up an out-ofthis-world gorgeous shoot with Jaimie in Santa Monica, exclusively for South. “We shot in a beautiful beach house in Santa Monica, right by the pier,” says Griffin. “Jaimie was personable and very fun.

Her publicist, Paige, was outstanding. And my team was incredible—that’s what made the shoot go so well. It all came together very nicely.” We couldn’t a g re e m o re ( S e e Goddess of War, page 69 .) For outtakes and exclusive video from the shoot, visit southmagazine. com. For more information on Griffin, visit dannygriffin.net. ➼co ver fo od pl at ed by drif t away cafe, pg 142 .

M ICH A E L BROOK S PHOTO BY JON T HOR PE

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