I’m so happy to be back in my southernmost home for tomorrow’s GUMBO LOVE book signing and launch party. If you’re in Key West and looking for some Gumbo Love, come on down to one of my favorite places on the island, Salute, and celebrate with me. If you’re stuck somewhere far from the Conch Republic, kick off your shoes, mix yourself a margarita, read a few lines from the book, and you’ll be on island time in no time…
Key West was a place where enjoying life, expressing yourself, and making and savoring good food and drinks were all one and the same. I’ve carried this point of view with me ever since, and made creating food that captures this spirit my passion and career. Having been barefoot children and then Key West hippies together, Jimmy captures in his music the same attitude I celebrate in my food – songs about friends, about being barefoot and fancy-free, about the adventures and mysteries of life on the water, and, of course, cheeseburgers, margaritas, boat drinks, pitchers of beer, and shrimp beginning to boil.
