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The Essence of Emeril

September 26, 2023 By Ina

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Bam! Kick it up a notch and Pork fat Rules! are just a few of the catch phrases of Emeril Lagasse. His light and fun style of hosting his TV shows has made him a very popular chef/host. He began with then new cable station, Food Network, in 1993 with the show “How to Boil Water”. Now he has two shows, “The Essence of Emeril” and “Emeril Live!” plus he is the food correspondent of “Good Morning America”.
Emeril Lagasse received a full scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music but his heart was in a different medium – Food. Not surprising since he began learning about cooking at a very young age from his mother. In his teens he worked in a Portuguese bakery till he went off to College at the Johnson and Wales University to earn his degree in the culinary arts. He was later awarded an honorary doctorate degree by his alma matter.

Emeril Lagasse traveled to France and polished his skills in French cuisine before coming home. He worked in fine restaurants in New York, Boston and Philadelphia before he moved to New Orleans to become the executive chef of the Commander’s Palace for eight years.

In 1990 he opened his first restaurant, Emeril’s, in New Orleans. The following year he was awarded the James Beard Award for Best Southeast chef. In 19920 he opened his second restaurant, Nola. He currently has nine restaurants in the United States situated in New Orleans, Miami, Orlando and Atlanta.

Aside from being a chef, restaurateur and TV personality and host Emeril Lagasse has authored 11 Cookbooks. The first was “New” New Orleans Cooking and the latest is Emerils Delmonico.

He also has a line of high quality stoneware with Wedgweood, a line of seasonal produce, lettuces and herbs with Pride fo San Juan and a line of clogs with Sanita clogs of Denmark.

He also established the Emeril Lagasse Foundation in 2002. Its mission is “inspire, mentor and enable all young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential as productive and creative individuals” . It is another dream fulfilled for him since he has always wanted to enrich children’s lives. Truly he kicks things up more than a notch.

Originally posted on October 20, 2008 @ 7:37 am

Filed Under: Biography, Chef, Trivia

Be a celebrity chef (sort of)

September 26, 2023 By Ina

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Do you want to be a celebrity chef? Or at least pretend to be one? Have your 30 seconds of fame on Foodtube.net. Here, you can upload (or watch) videos of people who think they can cook… but then again, how much different is it from what Rachael Ray does?

Originally posted on September 24, 2008 @ 9:39 am

Filed Under: Chef, Trivia

Barbie Celebrity Chef

September 26, 2023 By Ina

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This is so cute — a celebrity chef Barbie!.

Now all it needs is book endorsements and a show on the Food Network and it’s the real thing!

Originally posted on September 12, 2008 @ 7:30 pm

Filed Under: Chef, Trivia

Top earning celebrity chefs

September 26, 2023 By Ina

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Check this article on the celebrity chefs who topped Forbes’ list.

Now that’s what we call a recipe for success.

Originally posted on August 11, 2008 @ 10:35 pm

Filed Under: Chef, Trivia

History of celebrity chef shows

September 26, 2023 By Ina

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Check out this interesting directory of shows about chefs that ever aired on mass TV.

You’ll find little-known shows like the now-defunct 90’s drama “Chef!” to every possible permutation of a kitchen reality show that the human mind can conjure.

If anything it proves that our “taste” for celebrity chef shows is growing…and sometimes, veers towards the bizarre.

Originally posted on August 19, 2008 @ 8:35 pm

Filed Under: Chef, Review, Television, Trivia

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