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Robert St. John

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

You’ve Come A Long Way, Mississippi

appreciation was sweeping the country. Mississippi was still trying to catch up. “In 1983, when I opened my restaurant, I tried to make a special order for wine and the…

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Jolly Senses

…a sour apple Jolly Rancher candy. Nothing. Period. I ate several different candies as a kid, though the sour apple flavored Jolly Rancher hard candy was tops on my list….

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Friends

…embarked on a comprehensive tour zigzagging and crisscrossing my home state of Mississippi. When these trips began, I knew I would have fun turning people on to the people and…

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A Different Kind of Welcome

…the restaurants and chefs in this city. I had no money to travel, but I dreamed of coming here as a restaurateur, as soon as I could, to eat my…

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The Great Christmas Compromise

…vault until Christmas morning. Either that, or all presents must be completely bound by layers of duct tape before being stashed under the tree. The first Christmas compromise that took…

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RSJ’s Top 10 of 2017

…break. Our friend Annagloiria invited us to Easter lunch at her house. It was a huge affair, and felt 100% Tuscan. There were at least 30 people and six or…

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Beans, Beans, Good for Your Heart

…/3 cup Paprika 2 Tbl Onion Powder 2 Tbl Cayenne Pepper 1 Tbl White Pepper 5 tsp Garlic Powder 1 Tbl Black Pepper 1 Tbl Dry Mustard 1 tsp Oregano…

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Potatoes, Peas, Popcorn, and Pancakes (but not all at once)

…that’s a story for another day. There are several odd combinations of foodstuffs that I like. I dip Pringles potato chips into applesauce. That freaks a lot of people out…

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Baseball, Red Dirt, and Apple Pie.

…dog days of our youth. Today’s major league ballparks feature servers who take your order while you sit in your seat, enter the order on a wireless computer device, and…

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