The Classics
DESTIN, FL— Sometimes people get dazzled by the shiny things. Everyone wants to go to the new hot place. More times than not, I like […]
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The Airstream
In 2020, America was running out of chicken tenders, masks, hamburger meat, hand sanitizer, and plastic gloves. But we were also running low on recreational […]
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Memorial Day 2021
Author’s Note: This column is being written on Memorial Day. Due to the publishing schedules of the various newspapers in which this column appears, it […]
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The Journal
Last week I was in New Orleans enjoying a bowl of gumbo by Lake Pontchartrain— at my go-to place for gumbo— Station 6. They also […]
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Mom
The more time I spend as a parent the more I appreciate my mother and the job she did raising my brother and me. I’ve […]
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The Next Generation
This year marks my 40th year in the restaurant business. I got into this business after flunking out of college in 1981. Though I have […]
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To the Mississippi Graduates of 2021
It’s graduation season. Granted, this year’s high school seniors have experienced an extremely weird junior and senior year. But the conclusion of this once-in-100-years craziness […]
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RSJ’s New Orleans Restaurant Recommendations 2021
NEW ORLEANS— This city is, unquestionably, one of the top five restaurant cities in America. I would imagine that if one were to poll national […]
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Daddy-Daughter Breakfast
As I head into my 60th year, I am amazed as I look back on life and reflect on the different stages along my journey. […]
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The King of All Breakfast Foods (In honor of the Queen of Pancakes)
I am a bonafide breakfast person. I was born a breakfast person, all through my early school years I was a breakfast person, and I […]
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Feeding Methodists
This past Sunday was the first Easter Sunday in which I have missed attending a church service in a long time. My family and I […]
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Help Is on the Way
One year ago today, my life seemed to be at a complete standstill. The global pandemic was shifting into second gear, my city and state […]
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