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Robert St. John

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

The First Christmas Bonus

…us. I cooked dinner. There were no bonuses to hand out, just a hearty thank-you from me and the hopes that the coming year would bring some profits to the…

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My Kind of To-Do List

…from the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio. It would be just like that, except when it comes to Springsteen and Montana— both of whom have busts in…

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For the Love of Fish

…have likely come to take for granted. More than 40% of all of America’s rivers and tributaries— from Pennsylvania to Montana, and some in Canada— come together at one point…

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The Wedding

These days, emotions are running high. One minute, I’m in my truck thinking about our restaurants or the travel business, and the next, a song comes on, and I’m blinking…

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Goodbye 2020

…dining experience— food, service, atmosphere, music, energy. When all of those components come together at once, the potential for a memorable meal is in place. When one is sharing that…

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Spring Has Sprung

Spring is the beginning of food season. Everything is coming alive. Winter is past, the first crops are coming out of the ground, and everything begins to taste earthy and…

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Bowling, Movies, and the Restaurant Biz

…recent growth, doesn’t come from some ego source inside me. Not at all. We currently have 400 people employed in our company. We are creating opportunity and growth. The decisions…

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Southern Seasons

…of my favorite comfort foods. When the weather gets cold, I go for comfort. On the food scale, February is not much different than January in that I go for

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Eat Local

…people more than the finest Chamber of Commerce brochure or the slickest city government marketing campaign ever could. There is a world of difference between locally owned restaurant concepts and…

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