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My inspiration was my mom. Shes a great cook, and she still cooks,

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

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You know, in 1975 I couldnt get a job in New York City because I was American. The kitchens were predominantly run by French, Swiss, German, and basically I got laughed at. I had education, I had experience, but got laughed at because I was American. – Emeril Lagasse

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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

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