Home base is the support system where we have a culinary team, my own writers because of the shows and the books and stuff, we have a culinary team of about six people. Marketing, public relations, accounting and all that sort of stuff. – Emeril Lagasse
My philosophy from day one is that I can sleep better at night if I can improve an individuals knowledge about food and wine, and do it on a daily basis. – 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
Music is one of those things that is constantly going in my head all the time. Its sort of like the evolution and creation of doing food, or my philosophy about wine. Its always beating in my head, so it keeps the spirit moving. – Emeril Lagasse