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Robert St. John

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

The Great Unknown

…swim away from danger. Crabs will be affected second most. Fishing is 100% open from Grand Isle all the way west into to Texas and into waters farther south. The…

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Spring Break 2013

…Flying Sumo in Park City. We hit that on the second night and the Tokyo Nacho appetizer— spicy tuna, wasabi mayo, cilantro, and flying fish eggs on a fried gyoza…

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Garden Update

…taste better for all of our applications. The chefs in the restaurants told me that we go through 12 full cases of Romas every week. There are approximately seven dozen…

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All In the Family

…unequivocally state that whenever I have put those things first in my life, happiness lives around the corner, 100% of the time. This week has been a solid reminder and…

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Strange Pairings

…and so I walked to the drug store next door and bought another tin of Pringles and some applesauce. We sat at his desk and, as we used applesauce as…

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Bowling for Buttermilk

…of the day. I didn’t know the procedure, I didn’t know the layout, and most importantly, I didn’t know the language. I had a translator app on my phone that…

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The Great Soft-Shell Crab Crisis of 2007

…to splash. Cook approximately 2 minutes and turn over for another minute. Remove the crabs and drain on paper towels. Serve with Remoulade, tartar, or comeback sauce. Yield: 6 servings…

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The TV and the Meal Ticket

The only thing stronger than the appetite of a teenage boy is the appetite of several teenage boys. In my son’s last few years of high school, our house was…

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TO THE MISSISSIPPI GRADUATES OF 2023

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” —Mary Oliver It’s graduation season in Mississippi. I didn’t deliver a commencement address this…

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