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Robert St. John

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

Arnold, Bubba, & Bug Juice

…colors. I’m not on a mission against carbonated beverages; I just decided to lay low for a while. I am sure I’ll have another Diet Coke or Mountain Dew one…

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When In Rome (mostly)

…adoration for that specific combination of vegetables, the history behind why I like that particular mishmash, and its scarcity in my adult life. My father died when I was very…

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Orange Memories

…columnist, author, tour leader, and a few other choice— and sometimes unsavory— things. But of all of the titles or labels that might be assigned to me, “dad,” would be…

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Larry Jackson

…have been off key now and then. He might have missed a lyric or a note, or both. But he was passionate about it. He gave 100% no matter what…

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Legacy Recipes

…to develop new menu items or cookbook recipes. Out of all our menu offerings and cookbook recipes, there is one recipe that has become popular, that can 100% be attributed…

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Jubilee!

…leave with a pick-up truck bed of crabs that are over one foot deep, washtubs full of shrimp, and over 100 flounder that can be gigged easily. That is quite…

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The Continuing Adventures of Shark Boy

…where this phobia came. Then I remembered going to the movie theatre when I was 14-years old. Steven Spielberg is 100% to blame for my shark phobia. In the summer…

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Dreaming of Tuscany

…mom in the kitchen, dad behind the bar, and son waiting tables. The food 100% authentic Italian, it is good, and unbelievably inexpensive. We ate there often and they nailed…

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When It Rains It Pours

…of under the trees at our house. I closed the door with a slight understanding that there was a slender chance that we might come home to an entirely different…

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