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Robert St. John

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

Community Tables

…in Florence, Trattoria Mario, has all communal seating. We have sat at hundreds of communal tables throughout the years in Italy. Communal seating is an old-world concept for weary travelers…

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Culinary Carpe Diem and Bread, the King and Queen of All Carbs

…and others from the Music City jet set. The food was 100% pure South Mississippi country cooking, but it also stood as a place where I ate some of the…

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The Extra Table Christmas Challenge

…take the Extra Table Christmas Challenge, just make a donation to The Greater Pine Belt Community Foundation (www.pinebeltfoundation.org 601-583-6180), or The Community Foundation of Greater Jackson (www.cfgreaterjackson.org 601-974-6044) in the…

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Stars and Bars and Parasol Pines

BARBERINO, TUSCANY— Traveling and leading a group of more than 22 people can be challenging. It can also be a blast. I have come to learn that I was pre-wired…

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Food Characters

…He hung out in my house all through my youth. Elsie the Cow and I were tight. She and I had the most significant relationship of all of the food…

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Check Balance

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The Dinner of A Lifetime

…it comes in a 468 words, which is close to my weekly allotment for the entire column. The menu can be found on Facebook, my blog www.nobodyspoet.blogspot.com, and on the…

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Wedding Throws

…tradition— throw it in the direction of the eligible bachelors in the room. Everyone was gathered around us as I reached under the dress, and while I was under there,…

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