Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters reminisce about their creative journeys and begin their fourth book together. Wyatt paints objects in his home. The two visit the JSU Sonic Boom and the Mississippi Agricultural Museum.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters visit Starkville and learn how to milk a cow. The Biscuit Lady teaches Wyatt how to make biscuits without measuring the ingredients. Robert reminisces about their first painting and cooking event together. Wyatt paints the MSU mascot.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters travel to the Mississippi Gulf Coast where they go out on a shrimping boat and visit three museums. Robert cooks shrimp and squash. Wyatt paints the Saturn rocket.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters sit back and relax on the porch in Oxford after cooking in the home of Chef John Currence. Wyatt spends a fun afternoon in downtown Oxford painting Square Books. Robert learns about pressure cookers. The guys discuss William Faulkner.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters tour the culinary delights of Robert’s hometown of Hattiesburg, by visiting five restaurants in one night. Wyatt looks to the heavens as he paints a church steeple. The duo visit a blueberry farm where they climb aboard a massive blueberry picker.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters visit the Mississippi Delta where they learn about the blues and homemade cooking. Wyatt paints beside the highway while Robert visits with author and Chef Martha Foose. The duo publish their fourth cookbook and discuss their upcoming trip to Italy.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters travel to Tuscany and visit with their friends in Tavernelle and Barbarino. Wyatt paints a bell tower and Italian architecture while Robert explores some of his favorite “locals only” cuisine. The duo prepares the 1000-year-old villas for upcoming guests and enjoy the thrill of Italian breakfasts.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters visit beautiful San Gimignano in Tuscany. Wyatt learns that painting can be hazardous while trying to portray the historical towers. Robert enjoys the world’s best gelato in the square while sight-seeing. The group feasts at a Michelin Star Restaurant.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters explore the wonders of Florence, Italy. Robert has the group join a club to experience a night of dining unlike any other. Wyatt has a second near-death scare while painting a plein air watercolor of olive bushes and lemon plants. The group marvels at the splendor of Michelangelo’s David.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters get rare access to the Museum of the Orca and learn about Siena’s legendary races, The Palio. Wyatt paints a wishing well on a Tuscan hillside, and Robert enjoys authentic Italian pizza with truffles. The tour guide, Marina, teaches the group about contratas while she learns to “speak Southern” herself.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters lead a group around the magnificent Tuscan countryside. Robert leaves Wyatt on a roadside to paint chickens. After visiting a family farm, the group learns that eating in their 1000-year-old villa can be as delicious as going to a ristorante. Robert learn how Semifonte was completed destroyed and cursed by ancient Florence.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters discover an American treasure outside Florence, Italy, and participate in a flag ceremony. Wyatt learns about his father’s role in WWII and tackles a difficult painting at night. The group attends an opera in a beautiful chapel at their villa. Robert takes his friends to an elegant wine-tasting at Antinori.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters return to beautiful Florence, Italy for Wyatt’s first visit to the Uffizi Gallery. Robert provides a unique ravioli-making experience. Wyatt paints a clothesline on a Tuscan farm. Wyatt learns new Italian words and shares them to Robert’s dismay. The group sings rowdy country music around a piano after a meal.
In the season finale, Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters enjoy their craziest adventure yet, meeting Dario the Butcher. Wyatt tries to paint at the villa but encounters rain. Steep hills are a challenge for the transportation. The drivers for our group learn some English and share animal noises. Robert enjoys some final meals in Tuscany before heading home.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters travel to Northern Italy on a tour of three beautiful cities. Robert shares some of the great food and sights of Venice while Wyatt paints gondolas in the rain. The group learns about Wyatt’s love for John Singer Sargent while enjoying the city.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters spends their last day in Venice as Wyatt paints St. Mark’s Cathedral. Robert sits on the throne of Attila the Hun. The group tours glassmaking and lacemaking islands around Venice. Robert shares his favorite restaurant in Venice, and the group enjoys salt-crusted sea bass.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters explore FICO Eataly World, known as “the Disneyland of Food” in Bologna. Wyatt learns how to make cheese. Robert commandeers bicycles for the duo to ride inside with disastrous results. Wyatt paints in a dangerous area while having to watch over his shoulder.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters enjoy a trip to the oldest medical school in the world while visiting Bologna, Italy. Known as the food capitol of the world, the group eats like kings. Wyatt tries his hand at a nighttime urban painting. Robert bristles under a tyrannical tour guide.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters lead a group around the beautiful city of Milan, Italy. The group enjoys festive holiday lights. Wyatt tries to paint in the square but is stopped by the Police. Robert shares Cache Pepe, a favorite restaurant, with the group. Fellow travelers try their hand at painting by the fountain.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters discover exotic seafood by eating octopus, squid and more. Robert has difficulties acquiring tickets for an exhibit. Wyatt gets to see The Last Supper for the first time before painting a statue of da Vinci in the park. Robert and Wyatt say goodbye to beautiful Milan after one last look around the bustling city.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters return to Mississippi in a big way to tour with new friends. They visit the Mississippi Museum of Art, Cathead Distillery and the B.B. King Museum. They visit with Malcolm White, Executive Director of the Mississippi Arts Commission. A big surprise awaits the group at the Alluvian Hotel in Greenwood. Eden Brent closes the night with a heart-pounding concert.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters continue their mystery tour of Mississippi with Martha Foose in Greenwood. Wyatt paints on the street in Greenwood and then on the square in Oxford. The group enjoys lunch at McCarty Pottery in Merigold. Robert gets back to his roots in music and learns dance moves at the Grammy Museum.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters tour Mississippi and pick up an interesting hitchhiker. A concert takes place on the bus. John Currence cooks dinner to some great music. Elvis’ birthplace is explored in Tupelo, and then the group travels to The Little Dooey in Starkville where the MSU President shows up with gifts. Wyatt gets in the groove painting a watercolor.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters discover Robert is in a museum in Meridian. Bill and Temperance and Jeff give a moving concert. The group tours Southern Prohibition in Hattiesburg and enjoy a feast at the Purple Parrot. Wyatt paints bluesman Vasti Jackson as he gives an amazing performance and sings a song he wrote about cooking.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters lead their tour to the Mississippi Gulf Coast and venture to the Ohr-O’Keefe Museum. Robert and Wyatt enjoy a lesson in storytelling at Mary Mahoney’s restaurant. The group tours the Maritime and Seafood Museum exhibits while Wyatt paints a simple boat. Robert shares a recipe for My South Punch.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters explore the Walter Anderson Museum of Art in Ocean Springs and are joined by a surprise visitor. Robert and Wyatt perform a dual demo in the Community Center surrounded by Anderson’s great murals. Wyatt paints objects from the museum. Robert shares stories about cooking. The Blackwater Brass Band brings the house down with its rousing tunes.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters spend a last day with their Magical Mississippi Tour starting with breakfast and patriotism on the beach in Gulfport. Wyatt paints a watery watercolor. The farewell lunch is a delicious spread at Crescent City Grill in Hattiesburg where Robert and Wyatt sign books for their friends. Robert cooks up something special.
In the season finale, Robert and Wyatt return to Jackson for the Mal’s St. Paddy’s Day Parade with Robert as Grand Marshall. The guys visit with longtime friends Malcolm White and Jill Conner Browne and enjoy the tasty cuisine of Hal and Mal’s Restaurant. The group shares stories about Willie Morris and Mississippi. The guys reflect on the amazing Magical Mississippi Tour.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters explore Rome. Wyatt paints gigantic trees while Robert drives a golf cart through the busy city. The group eats exquisite food near the Tiber River in the Jewish Ghetto.
Robert St. John leads a group to the Roman Colosseum while Wyatt Waters is forced to paint with his easel in his lap. The group tours the Forum, enjoys the best pizza in Rome, and visits the beautiful Trevi Fountain at night.
Robert St. John explores the wonders of the Vatican. Wyatt gets left painting at the aqueducts. The group tours a winery and its underground caves before returning for a nighttime visit to the glorious Sistine Chapel.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters lead a group to an American cemetery outside Rome. An accident during filming sends the group scrambling to recover. Robert shares Pompeii with the group before traveling to the Amalfi Coast.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters lead a group to the beautiful Amalfi Coast in southern Italy. The group enjoys grand scenery both on land and on the water. Wyatt paints boats and breezeways, and Robert dines at Il Pirate.
Robert St. John watches the group make pizza in Naples where it was invented. Wyatt paints the city. They say goodbye to their group after one last meal above the bustling port city.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters strike out with their wives exploring new areas of Italy. Robert stands inside a gigantic, ancient olive tree while Wyatt creates a painting. Jill St. John has an unsettling encounter with a Theremin. The two couples enjoy several meals at a small family restaurant.
Robert St. John and Wyatt Waters end their tour of southern Italy by staying in a mountaintop village. Wyatt paints at the beach and an early morning sunrise. Robert discovers amazing cuisine in an unlikely place.