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> [I guess I feel that I was following my instincts, and at the same time being guided by the best. I became totally intrigued with Louisiana - the people, the food. It is a part of my life. Everything that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/i-guess-i-feel-that-i-was-following-my-instincts-and-at-the-same-time/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

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## More by Emeril Lagasse

> [My office in New York is overflowing with all kinds of cookbooks, and in New Orleans we have a huge culinary library. So yeah,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/my-office-in-new-york-is-overflowing-with-all-kinds-of-cookbooks-and/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [I'm not a TV guy. I'm a restaurant chef and a businessman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/i-m-not-a-tv-guy-i-m-a-restaurant-chef-and-a-businessman/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [I think you've got to keep it simple, keep it fresh. Stay away from all that processed stuff, read the labels.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/i-think-you-ve-got-to-keep-it-simple-keep-it-fresh-stay-away-from-all/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [We're a new show. We can't afford instant replay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/we-re-a-new-show-we-can-t-afford-instant-replay/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [The cool thing is that now that people have made this evolution where cooking is cool, people are doing it on weekends, they're doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/the-cool-thing-is-that-now-that-people-have-made-this-evolution-where/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [I'm not impressed with presidents. I have met a few, but I'm not impressed with them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/i-m-not-impressed-with-presidents-i-have-met-a-few-but-i-m-not/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [I've been very fortunate, because I've cooked for a lot of actors and actresses and musicians. I've cooked for presidents and I've been to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/i-ve-been-very-fortunate-because-i-ve-cooked-for-a-lot-of-actors-and/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [You can easily put together your own favorite spice blend, whether that's a salt and pepper mixture or you're adding herbs to it or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/you-can-easily-put-together-your-own-favorite-spice-blend-whether/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [I mean, if you love what you do-whether you're an auto mechanic or you sew clothes or you cook-it's all about personal passion and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/i-mean-if-you-love-what-you-do-whether-you-re-an-auto-mechanic-or-you/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [The premise of 'The Originals' are places that have been open 50, 60, 75, 100 years or longer that are still doing it right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/the-premise-of-the-originals-are-places-that-have-been-open-50-60-75/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [I try to teach my son about sanitation, especially when handling foods like chicken that could be dangerous. I remind him to wash his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/i-try-to-teach-my-son-about-sanitation-especially-when-handling-foods/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [What I go for in my cooking is sinful, bold and real.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/what-i-go-for-in-my-cooking-is-sinful-bold-and-real/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [You gotta have good olive oil. You should have a cooking olive oil and you should have a finishing olive oil, like an extra-virgin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/you-gotta-have-good-olive-oil-you-should-have-a-cooking-olive-oil-and/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [I respected it. I submerged myself into it. So on a lot of days off I would go and fish with the fishermen and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/i-respected-it-i-submerged-myself-into-it-so-on-a-lot-of-days-off-i/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

> [We're probably close to reaching 2,000 shows, which is more than Julia Child and Jacques Pepin together.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emeril-lagasse/we-re-probably-close-to-reaching-2-000-shows-which-is-more-than-julia/)

[Emeril Lagasse](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emeril-lagasse/)

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