NEW ORLEANS, LA (Friday, September 12, 2008) – Emeril’s Delmonico, Lagasse’s historic Creole restaurant in the New Orleans Garden District, reopens Monday, September 15th with dinner service at 6:00pm.

Chef Spencer Minch, named one of the “Chefs to Watch” by Louisiana Cookin’ magazine and “Best Executive Chef” by New Orleans CityBusiness, oversees the kitchen at Delmonico. Chef Spencer continues Emeril’s legacy; blurring the line between classic Creole cuisine and contemporary New Orleans cookery, all the while honoring its rich heritage of one of the city’s oldest establishments. Read more »

VIP GALA TO BENEFIT THE NOCCA INSTITUTE

Ooh! – The stars will shine brightly for Macy’s big city opening in New Orleans!

Ahh!! – See and be seen at a fabulous cocktail gala featuring lively entertainment, culinary delights and a high-energy fashion show to benefit The NOCCA Institute

Friday October 24, 2008 at Macy’s Lakeside Shopping Center.

Wow!!! – Mingle with Macy’s famous friends including Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse, Tommy Hilfiger, Russell Simmons, Clinton Kelly, Steve Madden, Chef Tyler Florence, Chef Cat Cora, Chef Dave Lieberman, Gavin DeGraw, Irma Thomas, Nestor Torres and more!

New Orleans, LA – Just days before it celebrates its 150th birthday, Macy’s is opening two new stores in New Orleans with one giant party. Honorary co-chairs Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse will join Macy’s Inc. Chairman, President & CEO, Terry Lundgren to welcome an array of local and national celebrities to Macy’s Cocktail Gala benefiting The NOCCA Institute. The evening’s star-studded festivities will be held at Macy’s new three-level store at Lakeside Shopping Center, and feature a first-time-in-New Orleans cooking demonstration by Martha Stewart & Emeril Lagasse, plus a high-energy celebrity fashion show. Read more »

NEW ORLEANS, LA (Friday, September 5, 2008) – Emeril’s Restaurant, Lagasse’s flagship restaurant in New Orleans’ Warehouse district, reopens Friday, September 5th with dinner service at 5:00pm, as will NOLA, his casual and funky French Quarter outpost.  Emeril’s Gulf Coast Fish House in Gulfport, Mississippi returned to service on Wednesday. Read more »

First Book to be Released in May ‘09

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 — Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) today announced that Emeril Lagasse is collaborating with HarperStudio, a new imprint of HarperCollins, on a multi-year, 10-book project.  Mr. Lagasse is one of the first authors to join HarperStudio, which launched April 2008 as an innovative book publishing platform.  The chef’s first book with HarperStudio will focus on indoor and outdoor grilling and will go on sale May 12, 2009, in time for Father’s Day.  It will be Mr. Lagasse’s first book since 2005. Read more »

New Orleans, LA (August 25, 2008) – Emeril’s Homebase, Chef Emeril Lagasse’s restaurant company, today announced promotions and new executives. David McCelvey has rejoined the company as VP Operations and Culinary, and Doug Doran has been hired as Director of Operations for the Florida restaurants. Read more »

NEW ORLEANS, LA (Friday, July 18, 2008) – Wine Spectator magazine, the nation’s leading wine resource, has named Emeril’s Restaurant as a 2008 Grand Award winner – the only restaurant in Louisiana to earn the distinction.

Only 73 restaurants in the world have garnered the Grand Award honor, noted by breadth of top vintners, excellent depth in mature vintages, selection of large-format bottles, and superior organization, presentation and wine service. Read more »

(Silver Spring, Md.) – Planet Green celebrates the launch of Emeril Lagasse’s new series with a night of world premiere episodes of EMERIL GREEN. Six episodes of the exclusive series will debut on the new network on Monday, July 14 from 8-11PM (ET). In EMERIL GREEN Chef Lagasse shares his philosophy for fresh, organic, locally grown foods with Planet Green viewers – a practice he has been using in his restaurants and personal kitchen for more than 30 years. EMERIL GREEN will air regularly Monday through Friday at 8 PM and 8:30 PM (ET). Read more »

‘Emeril Live!’ Debuts All-New Episodes Beginning July 7 at 7pm ET Followed by ‘The Martha Stewart Show’ at 8pm ET/9pm PT

NEW YORK, June 23, 2008 – This July, Fine Living Network (FLN) kicks up its primetime lineup with the addition of TV icon Chef Emeril Lagasse. The network will celebrate the launch beginning July 7 with all new, never-before-seen episodes of Emeril Live! airing from July 7-11 at 7pm ET followed by The Martha Stewart Show at 8pm ET

The all-new premiere week for Emeril Live! airs Monday-Friday, July 7-11 at 7pm ET. Special encore presentations will air Saturday and Saturday, July 12-13, at 7pm ET. Beginning July 14, a new episode of Emeril Live! will premiere on FLN every Monday at 7pm ET, with episodes from the Food Network library re-airing in that time slot on FLN Tuesday through Sunday, giving a new audience a taste of Emeril seven nights a week. In addition, Emeril Live! will continue to air on Food Network in daytime. Read more »

Martha Stewart and Emeril Lagasse to Appear on the Cover for the First Time; Everyday Food Brand Continues Growth Across Multiple Platforms

NEW YORK, June 9 — Everyday Food, the easy-to-use, digest-size cooking magazine published by Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, welcomes guest columnist Emeril Lagasse, the newest member of the Martha Stewart family, in the July/August issue (on newsstands June 23). Emeril unveils his column — “Kick It Up - Everyday with Emeril,” which features eight pages of grilling ideas perfect for summer barbeques in this issue. To coincide with the premiere column, Martha and Emeril appear on the magazine’s cover. Additionally, on Monday, June 16, from 4:00-5:00 p.m., Emeril will join Martha for a special edition of At Martha’s Table airing on Martha Stewart Living Radio on SIRIUS Satellite Radio, Channel 112. Read more »

Hit Show to Debut with All-New, Never-Before-Seen Episodes - Beginning July 7, 2008, Seven Nights a Week at 7pm ET

NEW YORK, May 20, 2008 - Scripps Networks announced today that the ground-breaking series Emeril Live!, hosted by Chef Emeril Lagasse, will premiere with all new, never-before-seen episodes on Fine Living Network (FLN) starting July 7, 2008, and will air seven nights a week at 7pm ET, followed by The Martha Stewart Show at 8pm ET. The show will continue to air on Food Network in a new daytime slot at 2pm ET/PT weekdays. Read more »