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Robert St. John

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

Of Fires, Dogs, and Fruitcakes

…hood system was broken, and the dinner was called off. I passed out bonus checks in the gravel parking lot and we all headed to the company Christmas party with…

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Vegan Journal— Week Two

Last September I lived for 30 days as a vegetarian. During that time, Ingrid Newkirk, the president of PETA, challenged me to take it one step further and go vegan….

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Opening Nightmares

…typing furiously trying to complete this column before a 7:00 a.m. opening day shift. I am usually sitting at the desk in my office with classical music playing in the…

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All About the Mouse

…I started Googling other Walt Disney World statistics, and the further I went down the rabbit hole the more I became impressed with the company and how well it is…

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Guess who's coming to dinner?

…list. Next week I am cooking a dinner for 100 men at a camp under the redwoods of the Russian River Valley in Northern California, and Thomas Keller is among…

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Fries

…My friend Stan and I used to eat there every day after kindergarten with our mothers. I would order a small hamburger and a large order of French fries. I…

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Rarified Air In the Steak Universe

…Being a chef and longtime restaurateur, I imagine people want to hear about an exotic dish with complicated preparation techniques and hard-to-find ingredients. That’s just not the case. The answer…

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I Am the Egg Man, Goo Goo Ga Joob

compulsive person and prone to obsessive behavior when it comes to food and eating. As with music and authors, when I find something I like, I typically go back to…

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It Goes So Fast

…afternoons are filled with school studies, after-school activities, friends, manicures, and a boyfriend. I’ve dropped a bit in the batting order. It’s OK, I understand that. I was probably the…

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