Born out of Chef Emeril Lagasse’s commitment to give back to his alma mater, Johnson & Wales University, the annual Emeril Lagasse Golf Classic is a unique event benefiting the renowned chef’s endowed scholarship fund. This year’s event kicks off on Mon, Sep 21, with tournament play the following day, Tue, Sep 22 at the fabled Newport Country Club in Newport, Rhode Island.

The 2008 tournament raised more than $500,000. Four scholarships were awarded to deserving culinary students from each of JWU’s campuses in Providence, North Miami, Denver and Charlotte.

Mark Your Calendar
The kick off dinner for this year’s event takes place on Mon, Sep 21, with tournament play the following day.

You can register for the event online, as well as view options for tournament play, sponsorship packages and information regarding in-kind donations.

For further details, please visit the Emeril Golf Classic detail page at the Johnson & Wales University website or contact Jennifer Fustino, tournament manager, 401-598-4676.

– 9 exclusive menus featuring tastes from around the globe – No airfare required

– “Emeril’s Passport” offers three dinners for $95

NEW ORLEANS (July 13, 2009) – Emeril Lagasse’s New Orleans restaurants – Emeril’s, NOLA and Emeril’s Delmonico – present a summer-long “Cuisines of the World” dinner series exploring some of the world’s most celebrated food cultures. Through September 30, Emeril’s chefs de cuisine will craft nightly three-course dinners for $35* inspired by nine regions – France, Italy, Spain, Morocco, Greece, India, Vietnam, Polynesia and Brazil. Read more »

Fifth Annual Gala & Wine Auction Unites 40 of the Country’s Top Chefs & Vintners – Proceeds to Benefit Children’s Charities in Las Vegas and the Gulf Coast

NEW ORLEANS (June 18, 2009) – The special fifth anniversary Carnivale du Vin gala and wine auction benefiting the Emeril Lagasse Foundation will bring together over 40 prestigious names in the culinary and wine worlds on Saturday, November 14, 2009 at The Venetian Resort-Hotel-Casino in Las Vegas. As a result of this event, which continuously ranks among the “Top Ten U.S. Charity Wine Auctions” in Wine Spectator magazine, the foundation has granted over $3 million to charities on the Gulf Coast since the inaugural gala held in Las Vegas in October 2005. Read more »

Tales of the Cocktail Announces the 2009 Spirited Dinner Series

– Emeril’s Delmonico to Feature Renowned Absinthe Historian Ted Breaux and Cocktail Writer Jenny Adams –

June 7, 2009 – Tickets are now on sale for Tales of the Cocktail’s Spirited Dinners. Buy your tickets now for a night of dinner pairings presented at 25 New Orleans restaurants. The Spirited Dinners will take place Thursday, July 9, 2009 during the 7th annual cocktail and culinary festival, Tales of the Cocktail. You won’t want to miss the opportunity to dine in style at New Orleans’ finest for an experience that takes pairing to the next level. Read more »

Renowned winemakers, spirits, producers, chefs and culinary personalities will gather this summer for the 2009 TD Bank Atlantic City Food & Wine Festival July 30 through August 2, 2009.

The Festival promises to be the premier event of Atlantic City’s summer season with four days of events, tastings and celebrity appearances. Chefs from the Food Network and Bravo will host, demonstrate, mix and mingle with guests at more than 20 events filling the schedule throughout the weekend.

Check out some of these events for a chance to see Chef Emeril: Read more »

Emeril Lagasse, host of Planet Green’s “Emeril Green” and “Emeril Live,” brings big, bold flavor to backyards across America this spring. His new book “Emeril at the Grill: A Cookbook for All Seasons” arrives in stores April 28 – just in time to kick start your summer grilling season.

Packed with 158 all-new recipes for both indoors and outdoor cooking, everything from “Burgers, Kabobs and Meatballs” to handhelds like “Sandwiches, Wraps, and Pizzas” – each perfect for an easy family dinner or a big summer gathering. There are even full chapters dedicated to the refreshing tastes of summer - cocktails, coolers and “Sweet Endings” – root beer floats, freeze pops, ice cream sandwiches and more. This is a grilling book like none other. Read more »

Ted Allen to Host Annual James Beard Foundation Media Awards

New York, NY (April 16, 2009) – Cat Cora, Emeril Lagasse and Stanley Tucci will host the 2009 James Beard Foundation Awards taking place at Lincoln Center’s Avery Fisher Hall on Monday, May 4, 2009.  The highly-anticipated celebration, which honors excellence and achievement in the food and beverage industries, has become the gastronomic highlight on the calendar each year.  This year’s Awards festivities celebrate “Women in Food” and will feature a star-studded line-up of presenters and attendees as well as a post-show Gala Reception with some of the nation’s top female chefs, sommeliers, mixologists and artisanal producers.  In addition, television host and author Ted Allen will host the annual Media Awards on Sunday, May 3, 2009 at the Hudson Theatre in midtown Manhattan. Read more »

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW VIA COXTIX

Cooking fans all over Hampton Roads are getting ready to “kick it up a notch” when the Virginia Culinary Expo presents Emeril Lagasse cooking live from the Constant Center on April 19!  Emeril will have two presentation times, with VIP seating available at both for the opportunity to sample his cooking!  The day also includes a culinary expo, as well as opportunities for a beer, wine, and spirits tasting.

In addition to Emeril’s cooking presentations, separate tickets can be purchased to experience a VIP luncheon and meet and greet with Emeril himself!

Tickets for cooking presentations are priced at $30 and $67.  Price of admission to cooking presentation includes admission to the culinary expo.  See www.COXTix.com for more information and pricing for VIP luncheon and beer, wine, spirits tasting.

Tickets are on sale now through COXTix.com, 888-3-COXTIX and the Ted Constant Center Box Office. Visit www.ConstantCenter.com for more information and join the free All-Access Club to receive advance notice and special offers to future events.

The Global Spectrum-managed Ted Constant Convocation Center is home to the Monarch’s and Lady Monarch’s basketball programs, as well as concerts, family shows and other attractions for the Norfolk, Hampton Roads region.

Global Spectrum is the fastest growing firm in the public assembly facility management field with more than 70 facilities throughout the United States and Canada. The Philadelphia-based company is part of Comcast-Spectacor, which also owns the Philadelphia Flyers, the Philadelphia 76ers, the Philadelphia Phantoms, Flyers Skate Zones, Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, Ovations Food Services, New Era Tickets, Front Row Marketing Services, and 3601 Creative Group.

For more information, please visit www.virginiaculinaryexpo.com

Check Out the Finalists and Then Vote for Your Favorite

“GMA” put out the call and after hundreds of viewers e-mailed us their super slow-cooker recipes, we narrowed it down to the final five.

Check out the recipes from the fab five below and click here to vote for your favorite. Read more »

Does your mom deserve breakfast in bed served by Chef Emeril Lagasse? Then enter Good Morning America’s “Emeril’s Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed” Contest

GOOD MORNING AMERICA’S “EMERIL’S MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST IN BED” CONTEST OFFICIAL RULES

NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.

Eligibility Guidelines:

Entrants must be legal residents of the 50 United States or the District of Columbia. The mom you are nominating must be available to be surprised by Emeril’s serving her breakfast in bed on Good Morning America on or about May 8, 2009.

Contest sponsored by Good Morning America (”Show”) and American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (”Sponsor”).

Any individuals (including but not limited to employees, consultants, independent contractors, and interns) who have, within the past six months, performed services for Good Morning America (“GMA”), American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (“ABC”), any organizations responsible for sponsoring, fulfilling, administering, advertising or promoting the Contest or supplying the prize, and their respective parent, subsidiary, affiliated and successor companies, and immediate family and household members of such individuals, are not eligible to enter or play. “Immediate family members” shall mean parents, step-parents, children, step-children, siblings, step-siblings, or spouses. “Household members” shall mean people who share the same residence at least three months a year.

Contest Entry Period: Good Morning America’s “Emeril’s Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed” Contest (the “Contest”) entry period begins 7:00 a.m. Eastern Time (”ET”) on 02/27/09 and ends 04/17/09 (the “Contest Period”). Sponsor computer is the official clock for this Contest. All internet entries must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday 04/17/09 and all mail entries must be postmarked by 04/17/09 and received by 04/24/09.
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