I came here because the city has a tradition and is a very respected food city. – Emeril Lagasse
My food is Louisiana, New Orleans-based, well-seasoned, rustic. I think its pretty unique because of my background being influenced by my mom, Portuguese and French Canadian. Theres a lot going on there. – Emeril Lagasse
My inspiration was my mom. Shes a great cook, and she still cooks, and we still banter back and forth about cooking. Growing up in a mostly Portuguese community, food was important and the family table was extremely important. At a very young age I understood that. – Emeril Lagasse
My Food Network shows, Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril, are not in production right now, but I wouldnt say that Im necessarily leaving Food Network. I have a lot of television still in me. I enjoy teaching people, so its just a matter of time before I do something new. – Emeril Lagasse