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
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
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 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