Emeril Lagasse

Biography

Emeril Lagasse is the chef/owner of several critically acclaimed restaurants, including Emeril's Restaurant, NOLA, and Emeril's Delmonico in New Orleans. He also owns and runs Emeril's New Orleans Fish House and Delmonico Steakhouse in Las Vegas, as well as Emeril's Orlando and Emeril's Tchoup Chop in Orlando, Emeril's Miami Beach, and Emeril's Atlanta. In addition, Emeril Lagasse is the host of Emeril Green on Planet Green and and The Essence of Emeril on the Food Network. His previous cookbooks include Emeril's Potluck; Emeril's There's a Chef in My Family!; From Emeril's Kitchens; Emeril's There's a Chef in My Soup!; Emeril's TV Dinners; and Every Day's a Party. Emeril Lagasse's enthusiasm for mentoring and teaching young people inspired him to establish The Emeril Lagasse Foundation(R), a nonprofit organisation that seeks to mentor, inspire, and enable young people, especially those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realise their full potential as productive and creative individuals. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation(R) supports a diverse network of organisations-including St. Michael Special School for Exceptional Children in New Orleans and the Andre Agassi Charitable Foundation(R)-and will continue to cultivate relationships with organisations that are committed to improving the quality of young people's lives in each of the communities where Emeril's restaurants operate.