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Robert St. John

Restaurateur, author, enthusiastic traveler, & world-class eater.

ATTN: Chris Neugent

…have Honey Comb, Malt-O-Meal (Your branding team might want to look into a different name there, just don’t call the SPAM people at Hormel when it comes to renaming, they…

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Next Up in New Orleans

…Jordan’s entrée into the NBA, Joe Montana’s first start in the NFL, and Mickey Mantle’s first at bat in the Majors. As I ponder those various scenarios I wonder if…

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Fried Shrimp

…driving 90 minutes to have lunch. Today, approaching my 30th year as an owner, and my 38th as a restaurant guy, I feel I have come full circle. I don’t…

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Shrimp, Smoke, & Shirley

…steady Saturday evening diet of Flipper, I Dream of Jeanie, and Get Smart, I was under the covers at 8:30 pm I can remember lying in my bed, fully awake,…

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Deja Vu

…shelves full. Donations can be made online at www.extratable.org or through the Community Foundation of Greater Jackson, The Greater Pine Belt Community Foundation, or with a check made payable to…

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Endure

…is a beautiful thing. For a week or so we get to experience the cool evenings San Diegans live with year-round. But that, too, is what makes Mississippians special. It’s…

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Mississippi Mornings, The Photo Shoot Begins

…disconnect, I started going with my own instincts. And after the grilling book I went back to using my own imprint which gives me 100% autonomy, 100% creativity, and allows…

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Sam's Club

…She gave me the second cart that was filled with groceries— mostly Diet Coke several dozen boxes of 100-count frozen chicken breasts, and what looked like a 50-gallon drum of…

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The Unlikeliest Vegetarian Part I

…rolls aren’t made from meat. 2.) Neither are French fries 3.) One can easily gain weight on a vegetarian diet (I’ve gained two pounds in one week), see numbers 1…

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