Mom ran the house, so we grew up Portuguese. – 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
I spent a lot of time on farms when I was young. My uncle and my dad owned a big farm. – 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
When youre adopted, no matter what, youve got issues with unconditional love. And you find out youre the product of the worst situation for a young girl to be in and start her life, and Im so grateful that my birth mom made the decision she made. She came from a rough situation. – Rodney Atkins