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Robert St. John

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

Easy-Bake Oven 2020

Two days ago, a friend made a Facebook post that referenced the Christmas section of the old Sears Catalogue that used to come out once a year. The release of…

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It’s Good Work If You Can Get It

…as work. I considered it an honor and a privilege and— had I had any money— would have paid someone to let me spin records on a 100,000-watt FM station…

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The Beauty of Bees

…fascinated I became. The bee world is all about the queen, who works hard laying approximately 2,000 eggs a day from January through October. The other 39,999 bees in that…

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Mississippi Department of Seasons

…access to apples year round (and it’s too hot down here to grow apples in large quantities because it always feels like summer). Besides, peaches trump apples every day of…

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Drive Through Craziness

…up. One could order a half-gallon of draft beer in a cardboard milk carton and drive away. Or a thirsty traveler could order a case of beer, a six-pack, or…

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Southern Advice

…that evokes a comforting sense of community. There is something about small-town Southern Christmas parades that transports me to the innocence of a Norman Rockwell painted America. I try to…

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Dear John

…those three issues in reverse order. The punctuation mark is an endless hurdle when filling out an online form. Computer systems all over the world don’t know what to do…

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It’s A Tough Job but Somebody’s Got to Chew It

…body mass index, an inch to my waistline, and almost put me in a diabetic coma. But it’s what I do. I eat for a living. When it comes to…

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Local

While walking into a convenience store the other day I noticed a homemade sign posted near the entrance that read, “Do you want to help your state and community recover…

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