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Robert St. John

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

A Singular Culinary Career

…his prolific journalistic output is the daily newsletter, The New Orleans Menu. I began subscribing to The New Orleans Menu, http://www.nomenu.com/, over eight years ago. Each free issue includes a…

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Turn Row Books

My friends at Turn Row Books in Greenwood, MS spent the entire weekend cooking from New South Grilling. The following is swiped from their blog at http://www.turnrowbooks.typepad.com/: A Weekend of…

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Tornado: Week II

…of Hattiesburg, Miss., completely destroying 192 homes. Another 337 homes suffered major damage, and over 600 sustained minor damage. In all, over 4,300 people have been displaced. Over the years…

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For the Love of Cheese

…gracious enough to cut it, portion it, and vacuum seal it, after which we may— or may not— have brought it home with us. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7iMjFoT7yWE View today’s recipe: Cheese Straws…

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Hurricane Katrina

The link below is an excellent site to view an insiders digital diary of the days leading up to, and after, hurricane Katrina http://www.kodakgallery.com/Slideshow.jsp?mode=fromshare&Uc=14ewb3ap.b147fdut&Uy=nyvoby&Ux=1 Stay tuned…

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A Silver Anniversary of Sorts

…you, and the community you’re fostering. The greatest commercial achievement in my 50 years isn’t a restaurant or business—it’s the people I’ve had the privilege of working alongside and the…

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Mom

…fully appreciate the strength it took to carry that burden alone. As the only widow in the neighborhood—for several neighborhoods actually—she designated herself the self-appointed in-house counsel for recently widowed…

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Beefamato

…Cola, those combinations make sense. It’s clam juice. It’s as if Mott’s— makers of a fine applesauce, by the way— thought of the most disparate flavor combinations available. What’s next?…

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The First Taste of Chocolate

…routine procedure and each child is unique. My daughter, our firstborn, was a dainty eater— neat, measured, and refined. At 18-months old she sat in Commander’s Palace in New Orleans…

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