“One of the South’s Hottest Chefs”
— Y’all Magazine

“If you need recipes for carrot salad or marshmallow-topped sweet potatoes, don’t look here.”
— New York Daily News

“Genuine, good-tasting Southern fare”
— New York Daily News

“Whether or not you grew up south of the Mason-Dixon line, you’ll enjoy Robert St.John’s book both for its cooking instruction and culinary lore.”
— New York Daily News

“St.John is a hoot, a sort of Jeff Foxworthy-style chef with an opinion on all things culinary.”
— Lexington Herald-Leader

“St. John explores the roots of Southern hospitality with witty essays”
—Time

“Quietly sophisticated recipes”
—Time

“Robert St.John offers up a batch of fun, tasty Southern party favorites the whole country can enjoy.”
— Memphis Commercial Appeal

“Robert St. John breathes life into cliché’ party fare.”
— The New Southern View

“St. John turns standbys into standouts.”
— Oxford Town

“Personal, and oftentimes candid anecdotes… make us laugh out loud”
— Oxford Town

“Fun, tasty Southern party favorites that the whole country can enjoy.”
— Scripps Howard News Service

“The Mississippi restaurateur, food columnist, and chef treats his subject with humor and a lot of down-home conversation.”
— NPR

“Wry humor”
— Arizona Republic

“… a well-earned sense of joie de vivre.”
—Charlotte Observer

“St.John’s stories are delightful”
— Charleston Post & Courier