Weekly Column

Sweet Roll Swan Song

December is considered the month for giving in these parts, but something is going on in February. Last week I was gifted an organized binder […]

The Notebook

It doesn’t take much to make me happy these days. My wife might argue with that statement, but it’s true. It’s not that I have […]

The Great Pot Roast Cookoff of 2022

So, there’s this thing called a “Mississippi Pot Roast.” I’ve seen it pop up on my social media over the last several years and I […]

King Cake Bread Pudding

I really don’t know when it started, or who came up with the idea. It could have been me. Or it may have been one […]

The Class Reunion

For the 22-plus years I have written this weekly column I have focused mainly on food and travel. Occasionally I have ventured into family stories, […]

Recipe Inspiration

Recipe inspiration comes from many places. In the early days of our first restaurant, I ended up in the kitchen after our opening chef was […]

It’s Good Work If You Can Get a Hobby

My 45-year working career has been varied and full. The first official paying job I held (after three years of mowing lawns) was in the […]

Breakfast for Supper

When I was a child there were several absolutes growing up in my mother’s home. There were the obvious good-manner requirements of saying, “Yes ma’am,” […]

Eat Local

NEW ORLEANS— Every day of my life I wear a small button on my shirt, jacket, or vest— sometimes all three— that reads, “Eat Local.” […]

RSJ’s Top 10 for 2021

For the past 20-plus years, my final column in December is always a list of the top dining experiences I enjoyed throughout the previous year. […]

The Wish Book

As a child I started thinking about what I wanted for Christmas around the Fourth of July. I reached a certain age where I was […]

Radio Days

My neighbors a few doors down started decorating their yard for Christmas a couple of decades ago. At first it just started with a small […]