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Robert St. John

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

A Former Fruit Cart at A Century

…on behalf of a grateful community, happy 100th to the Coney Island Café and the hard-working Fokakis family. Here’s to 100 more! Onward. This week’s recipe: The World’s Last Meatloaf…

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Banana Fanna Fo Felvis

…be eaten in a jungle room outfitted with crush velvet furniture, shag carpeting, and the Memphis Mafia. The photo on the candy wrapper was of the 1950s Elvis, not the…

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Return Policy

…flammable liquids or gases. Additional non-returnable items: Gift cards Downloadable software products Some health and personal care items To complete your return, we require a receipt or proof of purchase….

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Newk’s Evil Chocolate Cake

…maybe take a sniff or two. Whatever you do, don’t order it. If you surrender to temptation, or accidentally order it and it ends up on your table by chance,…

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Core Values

…theirs. That is what our team strives for daily. Are we there 100% of the time. No. Not yet. Am I there hitting on all my personal core values 100%

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Dateline: Tuscany, Deadline: Now

…in town. My best friend, collaborator, and business partner, Wyatt Waters, and I also bring our guests here to learn how to make pasta. The cooking class is approached with…

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As One Journey Ends, Another Begins

…pleasure I derive from relaying great restaurants and experiences to others. Leading a group is like that, but on steroids. I had a blast. Other than the fact that I…

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Small Italian Spaces

It’s good to be back home in Mississippi. The adjustment period is over. The jet-lag is gone, and I have completely assimilated back into my American work schedule. I just…

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Finito!

…on living up to my commitments for the past two and one-half years. Once we complete the trips we have scheduled in the fall to Rome, Amalfi, and Naples. And…

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