Emeril Lagasse Biography
Emeril Lagasse is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, cookbook author, and National Best Recipe award winner in 2003 for his “Turkey and Hot Sausage Chili” recipe. He is a regional James Beard Award winner known for his mastery of Creole and Cajun cuisine as well as his own “New New Orleans” style.
Emeril Lagasse Age
He is 62 years old as of 15 October 2021. He was born in 1959 in Fall River, Massachusetts, United States. His real name is Emeril John Lagassé III.
Emeril Lagasse Family
Emeril was born in Quebec to a French-Canadian family. His parents are Emeril John Lagassé, Jr. and Hilda Medeiros, a Portuguese woman. As a teenager, Lagasse worked in a Portuguese bakery, where he discovered his talent for cooking, and he later enrolled in a culinary arts program at Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School. Hilda Medeiros Lagasse, his mother, died on August 24, 2016.
Emeril Lagasse Wife
Lagasse met his first wife, Elizabeth Kief while working as a waiter at the Venus De Milo Restaurant in Swansea, Massachusetts, to help pay for his education. After Kief and Lagasse divorced, Lagasse married a second time to Tari Hohn, a fashion designer, but the marriage also ended in divorce. On May 13, 2000, Lagasse married Alden Lovelace, a real estate broker, for the third time. He and his wife, Ada Lovelace, had two children. Lagasse and his family relocated to Destin, Florida, in 2011.
Emeril Lagasse Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $70 Million.
Emeril Lagasse Cuisine
Lagasse’s cooking style is known as “New New Orleans,” and it incorporates local Louisiana ingredients into his own interpretation of Creole cuisine, which is heavily influenced by Asian, Portuguese, Southwestern, and other cultures, all of which influence New Orleans cuisine. However, the cuisines served at Lagasse’s restaurants are not all the same. Emeril’s Coastal Italian serves seafood-heavy, Italian-inspired fare, and Delmonico Steakhouse at The Venetian in Las Vegas is a classic steakhouse with a Creole flair.
Emeril Lagasse Culinary travel show
Emeril now hosts the Amazon Prime Video show Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse, which is produced by Ugly Brother Studios. On September 9, 2016, the first season was made available for streaming. In 2017, the show was nominated for a Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Culinary Program as well as Single-Camera Editing. Emeril and other internationally known chefs, including Angela Dimayuga, Danny Bowien, Mario Batali, Aarón Sánchez, José Andrés, and others, travel the world and try local favorites.
Emeril Lagasse Cooking shows
In 1992, Lagasse made his television debut on the show Great Chefs. He was one of 16 chefs featured in Julia Child’s Cooking With Master Chefs series, which aired in 1993. He was the first host of the Food Network’s How to Boil Water from 1993 to 1995. Emeril Live received a Cable Ace Award for “Best Informational Show” in 1997. He is well-known for his lighthearted and upbeat hosting style, as well as several catchphrases, including “Bam!” Lagasse advocated using genuine lard when frying or making dishes like sausage, proclaiming, “Pork fat rules!”
Emeril Lagasse Restaurants
Lagasse is the chef or owner of the following restaurants:
♦ New Orleans: Emeril’s New Orleans, NOLA Restaurant, Emeril’s Delmonico, Meril, Emeril’s Table
♦ Las Vegas: Emeril’s New Orleans Fish House at MGM Grand, Delmonico Steakhouse at The Venetian
♦ Bethlehem, Pennsylvania: Emeril’s Chop House, BAM (Burgers and More by Emeril), and Emeril’s Fish House, all at the Wind Creek Casino
♦ Miramar Beach, Florida: Emeril’s Coastal Italian