Restaurateur & Chef Jeffrey Hansell, Thorny Oyster, Bay St. Louis, Coastal Mississippi

“Chef Jeffrey Hansell grew up on the gulf coast of Mississippi, 45 minutes east of New Orleans. Surrounded by the commercial fishing and shrimping industry, his love of fresh ingredients and the local catch inspired him to begin a career in the culinary field. After Culinary School Hansell traveled around the Country working his way through some highly acclaimed kitchens in New Orleans, Birmingham, and Aspen.”“In 2014 Chef Jeffrey and his wife/business partner opened their first restaurant Oxlot9 in Covington LA and most recently in 2020 opened the restaurant Thorny Oyster in Bay St Louis MS.”“Chef Hansell was briefly in Pasadena right before the Rose Parade with a delegation from Coastal Mississippi. Mississippi had a spectacular float in the Rose Parade, “Where Creativity Blooms.” We’ll talk to him about the mouthwatering three course Brunch he, personally prepared for a small group of travel journalists at The Maxwell House.” Think Buttermilk Biscuits, Four Ways.