Weekly Column

Steak Night

“RSJ’s Andouille-Stuffed Carpetbagger Steak” Photo Credit: Joey DeLeo From the book “New South Grilling” by Robert St. John, Hyperion 2007 I had a very long, storied, […]

Friends

I am a regular. Always have been, always will be. If I am in town, I regularly eat breakfast at 7:00 AM at table number […]

Trying To Reason with Hurricane Season

For the past 22 plus years I have written this column on Monday mornings. I usually get to my office early, close my door, turn […]

The Capri

One never knows where the restaurant business will lead. Though I do know, if a restaurateur stays in the business long enough, he or she […]

Extra Table 2021

For the past 22 years I have written this weekly column, 1000 words a week, 52 weeks a year, never missing a week. Those 1,100,000+ […]

The Return of the Wienermobile

They say, “You can never go back.” I don’t know who “they” are, but last week I actually went back, and in a big way. […]

A Different Kind of History Lesson

When I am leading tours, especially in the Italian region of Tuscany, I’m always amazed at how much history we pass on a non-descript road […]

Christmas In July

We opened our first restaurant in 1987. When we started the work that September, we had no opening date in mind. I don’t even think […]

Legacy Recipes

The late great American chef and icon, Paul Prudhomme created and developed thousands of recipes in his lifetime. His books are filled with his culinary […]

Inspiration

Inspiration sometimes comes from the strangest places. I can watch a movie and pick up on one three-minute scene that reveals to me exactly why […]

Mosca’s

My New Orleans restaurant to-do list is almost complete. Actually, it will probably never be complete as there will always be new restaurants to visit […]

Florida Food Journal II

For the second time in two weeks my schedule took me to the Panhandle of Florida to deliver a speech to a trade group. When […]