I have a friend who likes funerals. Somewhere, a Southern woman has already pulled a Pyrex dish out of a cabinet. My friend said funerals give people a chance to remember the best of a person. There has always been more laughter at the Southern funerals I’ve attended than someone from outside the region might expect. Robert St. John is a restaurateur, author, enthusiastic traveler, and world-class eater from Hattiesburg, Mississippi.