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Robert St. John

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

Regrets? I Have A Few

…needed 2 Tbl Lawry’s Season Salt 1 Tbl Onion Powder 1 Tbl Paprika 1/2 tsp cayenne Pepper 2 tsp Garlic Powder 1 tsp White Pepper 1 tsp Black Pepper, freshly…

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For the Love of Cream Cheese

…under the covers at 8:30 pm I can remember lying in my bed, fully awake, hearing the strange, magical, yet foreign sounds coming from the living room— the clinking of…

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Seasons in Mississippi

…winter, and we wouldn’t appreciate the cool crisp evenings of fall without the shoe-sole melting heat of summer. We need them all. San Diegans might have world-class temps year-round. But…

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The History of the Party According to Robert

…and I was four years old. After a steady Saturday evening diet of Flipper, I Dream of Jeanie, and Get Smart, I was under the covers at 8:30 pm I…

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Sal and Mookie’s

…certainly eat at Sal and Mookie’s four to five times a week, and have to spend the remainder of my day in Weight Watcher’s meetings. www.salandmookies.com Crawfish Pizza 1 Tbl…

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Jubilee 2024!

…minutes later a photo popped up on my phone of Kelly’s husband, David, with a gigged Flounder, followed by the message, “Okay, big flounder now. Everyone is at work and…

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Squash and Dash

…of heirloom vegetables, various eggplants, cucumbers, corn, several varieties of melon, and four 100-foot rows of squash. Again, the reader who has gardened knows what’s coming next. As a lifelong…

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The Return

It’s 7:05 a.m. on a Friday morning and I’m sitting in the newly reopened Coney Island Café on Main Street in Hattiesburg waiting on an order of pancakes and eggs…

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Holding Back the Years

…avoiding the blatant marketing and/or promotion of businesses owned by my company and me. With that being said, today’s column is 100% about the Purple Parrot Café which I opened…

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