Emeril Lagasse is a celebrity chef, an author of numerous cookbooks and a founder of multiple restaurants. He has two cooking shows on the Food Network titled Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril and is well known for his Cajun-inspired style of cooking.
Lagasse appeared on Live! with Regis and Kelly taped in New Orleans on April 6, 2009.Kansas City: Regis and Kelly take show on road (April 6, 2009)
Cookbooks
- Emeril's New New Orleans Cooking
- Louisiana Real and Rustic
- Emeril’s Creole Christmas
- Emeril’s TV Dinners
- Every Day’s a Party
- Emeril's There's a Chef in My Soup!: Recipes for the Kid in Everyone
- Emeril's Potluck: Comfort Food with a Kicked-Up Attitude
- Emeril at the Grill: A Grilling Book for all Seasons
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Emeril Lagasse Timeline
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1959: Born
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Fast Facts
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Full name
Emeril John Lagasse
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Born
October 15, 1959
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Birthplace
Fall River, Massachusetts
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Of French Canadian/Portuguese descent
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Catchphrases
"Bam!" and "Kick it up a notch!"
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Won James Beard Award in 1991
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Attended
Johnson & Wales University's College of Culinary Arts
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Cooking shows
Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril
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1990
Opened his first restaurant named Emeril’s in New Orleans, Louisiana
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Has a line of dry grocery products labeled Emeril's
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Has two lines of kitchen knives
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Has a line of cookware
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Has written nine cookbooks
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Accomplished drummer
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Spouse
Alden Lovelace
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Has two children
Meril Lovelace Lagasse and Emeril John Lagasse IV
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Ex-spouses
Tari Hohn and Elizabeth Kief
