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Robert St. John

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

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

…delivery joint knew my name and knew my order. I probably spent six or seven years eating four or five large, midnight, pepperoni pizzas each week, with no apparent detriment…

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Michelin Dreams and BBQ Realities

…of a meal doesn’t always come from the precision or the luxury of the experience—it comes from how good the food tastes and how real it feels. That’s the difference…

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Thanksgiving 2020

for several years, I think I brought dessert from the restaurant. It was probably pumpkin cheesecake or some type of apple pie with walnuts. To me, the most important component…

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Hole Foods

…of those dietary lifestyles. I dream of donuts. Even though I never really ate donuts before this diet. Something about not being able to eat a donut makes me want…

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The Simplicity of the Perfect Potato

…and potatoes. If one can impress and dazzle with dishes as plain and simple as chicken and potatoes, the likelihood of what they can do with more complicated and complex…

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Recipe Inspiration

…with “restaurant eyes.” The early recipes I developed were pretty good coming from someone whose main kitchen chops came from cooking with a 100-watt lightbulb two decades earlier. The first…

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Extra Table— A Progress Report

…large commercial restaurant sized portions, what I needed were small cans and family-sized portions. A few days later I finished sorting through the product list, completed the order, and sent…

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RSJ’s New Orleans Restaurant Recommendations 2023

…sugarcane vinegar with a touch of heat. OTHER FAVORITE APPETIZERS: Shrimp and Tasso with Five-Pepper Jelly, Commander’s Palace 1403 Washington Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130 The first time I ate…

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Inspiration

…of the recipes. On the production line it mostly comes down to putting those prepped components together in the manner in which the recipe dictates. I’ll be honest with you,…

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