Emeril Lagasse

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Famed Chef and Restaurateur
TV Personality and Food Correspondent, 'Good Morning America'
New York Times Bestselling Author of 19 Cookbooks
Philanthropist and Founder, the Emeril Lagasse Foundation

Celebrity chef and cultural icon Emeril Lagasse is a beloved staple of American food culture. Lagasse has hosted more than 2,000 shows on the Food Network and was a food correspondent for ABC’s Good Morning America. He is the eponymous star of Amazon’s original series Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse, which received five daytime Emmy nominations and won the “Outstanding Culinary Program” category. Lagasse has appeared as a guest judge in five seasons of Bravo’s hit food series, Top Chef, and two seasons of Top Chef, Jr. Lagasse is the New York Times bestselling author of 19 cookbooks, including his most recent: Essential Emeril: Favorite Recipes and Hard-Won Wisdom from My Life in the Kitchen. Lagasse is the chef/proprietor of nine restaurants. Lagasse’s unmatched culinary and media empire had endowed him with a wide breadth of stories, experiences, and dishes, entertaining any audience that loves to eat.

Outside of the kitchen, Lagasse is a profound philanthropist. In 2002, Lagasse established the Emeril Lagasse Foundation to support children’s educational programs that inspire and mentor young people through culinary arts, nutrition, healthy eating, and important life skills. To date, the Foundation has distributed over $18M in grants benefitting children’s charities in New Orleans, Las Vegas and on the Gulf Coast. Lagasse was named the “Humanitarian of the Year” by the James Beard Foundation. Lagasse is not only a business mastermind, but a kind, warm, and humble hospitality professional dedicated to providing the best possible experience to those around him.

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Cooking Demo - Watch Chef Emeril Lagasse + His Son EJ Compete In a 5-Ingredient Cooking Challenge | Rachael Ray [4:49]

Live Cooking Demo - Chicken and Sausage Gumbo | Talks at Google [44:21]

Classic Cooking Demo - Apple and Pear Slump | Emeril Lagasse [8:17]

Talks & Conversations with Emeril Lagasse

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Cooking and Conversation with Emeril Lagasse

Chef, television personality, and bestselling author EMERIL LAGASSE offers interactive cooking demonstrations. As he slices and dices, Lagasse talks about his extensive experience in the culinary industry, from his upbringing to traveling across the world, running The Emeril Group, and more. In this unique opportunity, audiences are given the chance to taste his wide-ranging, iconic recipes as seen on TV: New Orleans-style cooking, burgers, Italian cuisine, steakhouses and more. In this electrifying event, Lagasse brings audiences into his world of cooking, conversation, and community live.

Food & Philanthropy

Culinary icon EMERIL LAGASSE is deeply committed to giving back to his community. Through the Emeril Lagasse Foundation, his humanitarian efforts have reached countless young people through educational programs focusing on culinary arts, nutrition, healthy eating, and important life skills. He hosts two flagship fundraisers a year, engaging large groups in the mission of solving child hunger. Join the philanthropic Lagasse for a heartwarming discussion of his humanitarian endeavors, diving into how he maximizes his star power to change the world.