Emeril John Lagasse (born October 15 1959) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author. A regional James Beard Award winner, he is perhaps most notable for his Food Network shows Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril as well as catchphrases such as "kick it up a notch" and "BAM!" He is a 1978 graduate of Johnson & Wales University's College of Culinary Arts. The "Emeril Empire" of media, products and restaurants generates an estimated USD$150 million annually in revenue. (via Wikipedia)
Name:
Emeril Lagasse
Associated With:
Emeril's Restaurant (New Orleans); NOLA (New Orleans); Emeril's New
Orleans Fish House (Las Vegas); Emeril's Delmonico (New Orleans);
Emeril's Orlando (Universal Studios, Orlando); Delmonico Steakhouse
(Las Vegas); Emeril's Tchoup Chop (Orlando); Emeril's Atlanta
(Atlanta); Emeril's Miami Beach (Miami Beach) Emeril’s Gulf Coast
Fish House (Gulfport) Table 10 (Las Vegas);
Birthplace:
Fall River, Massachusetts, United States
Birth Date:
Oct 15, 1959
Mustache Bill's wins America's Classics Award
21 Jun 2009 07:01:00 GMT | Inquirer Local and Regional News
Jon and Kate plus Emeril Lagasse and 'American Chopper'
11 Jun 2009 02:09:41 GMT | L.A. Times - Show Tracker
Emeril Lagasse Brings New Orleans Cuisine to the Kahala Food & Wine Classic, June 12 And 13, 2009
2 Jun 2009 04:01:00 GMT | PR Newswire: Travel