My inspiration was my mom. She's a great cook, and she still cooks, and we still banter back and forth about cooking. Growing up in a mostly Portuguese community, food was important and the family table was extremely important. At… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
You go to a restaurant in the States and kids have these game boards at the table. You don't see that in Italy or Spain. It's not because they can't afford to buy them, it's because that's not what eating… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
My office in New York is overflowing with all kinds of cookbooks, and in New Orleans we have a huge culinary library. So yeah,… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
I think you've got to keep it simple, keep it fresh. Stay away from all that processed stuff, read the labels. — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
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… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
I'm not impressed with presidents. I have met a few, but I'm not impressed with them. — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
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… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
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… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
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… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
The premise of 'The Originals' are places that have been open 50, 60, 75, 100 years or longer that are still doing it right… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
I try to teach my son about sanitation, especially when handling foods like chicken that could be dangerous. I remind him to wash his… — Emeril Lagasse Copy Share Image
