The July/August issue of Sophisticated Living Nashville has officially arrived, dressed in red, white, and blue for the height of summer. On the cover, Food Network and HGTV icon, bestselling author, and longtime Nashville devotee Sandra Lee sits down with her dear friend and our Features Editor, Carolyn Smith Bryant, for a candid, funny, deeply personal conversation about reinvention, family, philanthropy, and the "All-American" love affair she's had with Music City for nearly two decades.

Inside, we say yes to Ocean Prime, Cameron Mitchell's sleek new Nashville Yards debut, and pull up a stool at Lion's Share, the buzzy new Sylvan Park tavern from acclaimed chef Robbie Wilson. We sip espresso at Olala Café, the charming new French spot near Cannery Hall, indulge in Greek froyo at Culture Club, and toast ten golden years with Nashville jewelry designer Ann Williams of Yearly Co.

And of course, no issue would be complete without pages upon pages of Society coverage—from the Swan Ball and Iroquois Steeplechase to the galas and patron parties that kept Nashville's social calendar sparkling all summer long. There's no slow season on Nashville's social calendar, and this issue proves it.