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Biscuits & Jam

Lucy Buffett on the Power of Gumbo

Biscuits & Jam

Meredith Corporation

Music Interviews, Arts, Food, Music

4.8608 Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2024

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Lucy Buffett grew up as the kid sister of Jimmy Buffett in a working class neighborhood in Mobile, Alabama. A self-proclaimed gypsy rebel, she had plenty of misadventures that took her from Key West to Southern California to New Orleans and the Caribbean, but eventually she moved home to open up a gumbo and burger spot called Lulu’s when she was 46 years old. Now she’s got three locations in Alabama, Florida, and South Carolina, and a couple of cookbooks including Gumbo Love: Recipes for Gulf Coast Cooking, Entertaining, and Savoring the Good Life. Like her brother, Lucy is full of stories, including a few from family history that found their way into his songs. Sid talks to Lucy about how she discovered a love of cooking at a French restaurant in Key West, how her grandmother’s gumbo recipe led to a lot of what she’s doing now, and how she honored the first anniversary of her brother’s passing. She also shares her favorite Jimmy Buffett song and why Lulu’s has become a beloved destination for Parrot Heads. For more info visit: southernliving.com/biscuitsandjam Biscuits & Jam is produced by: Sid Evans - Editor-in-Chief, Southern Living Krissy Tiglias - GM, Southern Living Lottie Leymarie - Executive Producer Michael Onufrak - Audio Engineer/Producer Jeremiah McVay - Producer/Audio Editor Jennifer Del Sole - Director of Audio Growth Strategy & Operations Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

Hey y'all, welcome to Biscuits and Jam from Southern Living.

0:07.9

I'm your host, Sid Evans.

0:09.7

And today I'm talking with a woman who's made a name for herself as a restaurateur, chef, and author.

0:16.2

And you might have heard of her famous brother, too.

0:19.3

Lucy Buffett grew up as the kid sister of Jimmy Buffett

0:22.2

in a working-class neighborhood in Mobile, Alabama.

0:25.7

A self-proclaimed gypsy rebel,

0:28.4

she had plenty of misadventures that took her from Key West

0:31.5

to Southern California to New Orleans and the Caribbean.

0:35.4

But eventually she moved home to open up a gumbo and burger spot called

0:39.9

Lulu's when she was 46 years old. Now she's got three locations in Alabama, Florida, and

0:46.5

South Carolina, and a couple of cookbooks including gumbo love, recipes for Gulf Coast cooking,

0:53.8

entertaining, and savoring the good life. Like her brother,

0:57.7

Lucy is full of stories, including a few from family history that found their way into his songs.

1:04.3

We'll talk about how she discovered a love of cooking at a French restaurant in Key West,

1:09.6

how her grandmother's gumbo recipe

1:11.7

led to a lot of what she's doing now,

1:14.4

and how she honored the first anniversary

1:16.6

of her brother's passing,

1:18.6

all on this week's Biscuits in Jam.

1:20.3

Music Lucy Buffett, welcome to Biscuits a Jam.

1:37.8

Thank you, Sid. I'm so happy to be here.

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