ALIVE talks to chef Josh Habiger about Nashville's unconventionally intimate restaurant, where diners build their own five-course meals and are served directly by the chefs.
Read MoreChef Josh Habiger's recipe showcases the care that goes into each ingredient in his simple, thoughtful dishes.
Read MoreFrom her Detroit-based studio Art Problems, printmaker and artist Mo Neuharth does everything from handmade books to branding, all with a very personal touch.
Read MoreIn a post-industrial city attempting to establish its 21st-century context within the United States, artist Tiff Massey searches for the authentic.
Read MoreThere's an earth-friendly human behind every pair of Chicago-based Ms. Amy Taylor's gorgeous, natural-dyed underwear.
Read MoreIn her new novel "Hard Mouth," this former St. Louisan explores the impulse for escape that hits when life takes an unexpected turn for the worse.
Read MoreThe artist, who was born in Ghana and now lives in Detroit, explores the idea of hybrid identity: the person you once were holding space within the body with the person you’ve become; the identity you had in one country merging with the identity you take up as you acclimate to another.
Read Morethe cheeky, pop-art shape language of Ellen Rutt’s primary medium keeps appearing in her mixed-media work. She’s the kind of maker whose vision is so singular that it verges on a brand—and strong brands, as we know, can shape virtually every element of our reality.
Read MoreIf early summertime has you in the mood for tunes about love, check out these two tracks—written by Nashville musician, artist and songwriter Amy Stroup—from Chaka Khan's first album in 12 years.
Read MoreA single chair from Loll Designs can keep as many as 400 milk jugs out of landfills. It can also add style to any outdoor setting.
Read MoreMuseums are not just "Hands off," boring, elitist spaces anymore. Chief curator and museum director of 21c Museum Hotels, Alice Gray Stites, discusses how the radical chain is redefining what a contemporary art institution can do for us, while simultaneously revolutionizing the hospitality industry.
Read MoreThe Nashville-born writer crafts stories rooted in the heartland, weaving together real and imagined experiences, and smashing the personal and the political together, in order to care for herself and other black women.
Read MoreNina Ganci of St. Louis-based SKIF International has built a brand anchored in extraordinary knitwear. But what’s catapulted SKIF into the closets of Hollywood stars like Lily Tomlin isn’t about Ganci’s keen eye for color, texture and drape.
Read MoreRestaurateur Allison Poindexter and chef Julia Sullivan marry a sense of daringness with grace, delivering a dining experience that is both confident and simple.
Read MoreWhether they’re sculpting sinuous vases in ‘90s-cartoon pinks or weed pipes elegant enough to be featured in the pages of Vogue, Cincinnati artists Colin Klimesh and Taylor Carter ride the line between humor and high art.
Read MoreZoe Woodyard and Zach Cleary of Nashville innovate with a radically ethical, slow-fashion shoe company that moves just a beat more quickly than its peers.
Read MoreAs chef of Cincinnati’s acclaimed Please, Ryan Santos creates food that invites you in with a hint of middle-America-nice and the soft-spoken comfort of approachable, deeply familiar ingredients.
Read MoreA Minneapolis-based artist discusses her road to creativity.
Read MoreOnce you recognize her, you’ll start seeing her influence everywhere.
Read MoreThe musician's latest album, "Bleu," is an expansive love letter to Kansas City.
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