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Robert St. John

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

Little Biscuits, Big Appetites

Little Biscuits, Big Appetites The fondest food memories of my youth are drawn from my grandmother’s house. For 70-plus years my paternal grandmother lived in a large white house on an oak-lined, brick-paved street in my hometown of Hattiesburg, Miss. Her home had 13-foot ceilings, Oriental rugs, crystal chandeliers, European antiques, and a window-unit airContinue reading “Little Biscuits, Big Appetites”

2007

2007 New York has banned trans fats, Chicago has banned foie gras, and my hometown of Hattiesburg has just banned cigarettes. That is how I intended to start this week’s column. Typically, I would use the next several paragraphs to make fun of the overzealous food police, vegetarians, and New Yorkers in general— some ofContinue reading “2007”