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Robert St. John

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

Rosedale

…Actually, in those days most restaurants in America weren’t considered legit without a temperamental European man throwing pans across the kitchen. In the 1970s, Commander’s Palace brought Paul Prudhomme on…

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Anticipation

Anticipation In the early 1970s, pop singer Carly Simon hit the top 40 charts with a song called “Anticipation.” A few months after the song’s release, a company that manufactures…

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Daddy Breakfasts

…be drastically different in the days to come. Today I will enjoy this daddy breakfast, and all of the daddy breakfasts that are yet to come. I will count my…

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The Long Forgotten Nest

…restaurants of the broiled-flounder variety. I have fond memories of spending summers on the Gulf Coast in the days where fried shrimp served by a waitress was a treat. I…

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Giving Credit Where Credit Is Due

…is more precise, and the result will be prepared in home kitchens. Most of the ingredients aren’t in the commercial kitchens where we do a lot of the recipe testing….

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Breakfast at the Underwood’s

…many opportunities. During the school year, the morning meal is a come-and-go, in-and-out proposition in my home. I have a high school senior and an eighth grader, both of whom…

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The Egg Man…

…his customers in good hands. Tommy Griffin personifies everything that is good about the restaurant business. As the owner of Griffin Egg Company, Tommy is a restaurateur’s best friend. Griffin…

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The Currency of Christmas

…others because we lived in an environment that contained a key element in childhood security and happiness— community. It has been said that it takes a village to raise a…

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Invasion of the Millennials

community workday every other month. At our last event, we spent a few hours helping a local food pantry with their storage facilities and community garden. More than 30 employees…

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