The Morning Call
By Susan L. Gottshall
December 3, 2009

The new restaurant at Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, Burgers And More by Emeril, is an early holiday gift.

The eatery, which promises ”the ultimate burger experience,” delivered one of the best burgers I’ve eaten.

Burgers And More is the first-ever hamburger restaurant from celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse. He already operates the upscale Emeril’s Chop House at the Bethlehem casino.

Bright and unfussy contemporary style signals the new restaurant’s approachable spirit when it comes to cost as well as fare.

Tables in a variety of colors keep the ambience casual. But the open kitchen — with its parade of fat burgers in the pick-up queue — is clearly the focus.

Of course hamburgers get their due here, but the fare includes burgers a long way from beef.

Read the full The Morning Call article.

Emeril 20-40-60: FRESH FOOD FAST Offers Timesaving Solutions for Holidays and Everyday

Click Here to purchase your copy today!

With more Americans cooking at home, rather than dining out or ordering in, we are always looking for quick tips, new recipes and simple techniques to create healthful meals for the family on the go. Whatever the amount of time you have, there’s a delicious recipe that will fit your schedule.

In his latest cookbook, Emeril: 20-40-60: FRESH FOOD FAST, Lagasse divides his recipes into three sections based on the amount of time they will take you to prepare.

In under 20 minutes you can make:

• Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
• Balsamic Marinated Cremini Mushrooms
• Glazed Radishes with Tarragon
• Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

In under 40 minutes you can make:

• Carrot Ginger Soup
• Bacon Braised Green Beans
• Skillet Corn Cakes with Stewed Cherries

And if you have a whole hour, you can go slow-and-easy:

• Seared Salmon with Lentils
• Roast Turkey Breast with Bacon and Sage

Emeril shares a few of his favorite recipes from the book including Pressed Roast Turkey, Pesto and Provolone Sandwiches and Boneless Pork Chops Parmigiana. When added to his signature side dishes like Sautéed Yellow Squash with Carrots and Tarragon or Bacon Braised Green Beans, you can make any meal a special feast and enjoy fresh food fast.

Source: NewsInfusion

Emeril’s Delmonico Chef de Cuisine Spencer Minch

Times-Picayune
October 25, 2009
By Brett Anderson

Emeril’s Delmonico was conceived with a tightly focused mission: To restore a historic restaurant using contemporary standards of service and cuisine that honors its glory days.

This is the most confident cooking I’ve ever found in a Lagasse restaurant. The menu may be all over the place — small plates, medium plates, full plates, classic plates, steaks, charcuterie galore — but once the food starts arriving, you realize it’s merely evidence of an impressive kitchen’s range.

Read the full Times-Picayune article.

Orlando Sentinel
July 12, 2009
By Heather McPherson

Kitchen excels from start to finish

Emeril’s Tchoup Chop at Universal is not new to the Central Florida dining scene, but there is new talent in the kitchen. Greg Richie has garnered a following since 2000, when he opened Roy Yamaguchi’s Roy’s on Sand Lake Road.

Roy’s menu is Hawaiian fusion, a concept partially-embraced by Tchoup Chop, which has a broader Polynesian-Asian scope. Under Richie, the kitchen excels — from start to finish — as never before. Read more »

New Orleans CityBusiness
July 6, 2009
By Tom Fitzmorris

To say one of Emeril Lagasse’s restaurants is more touristy than another seems absurd. But NOLA is that, even though it didn’t start out that way. Read more »

Written By: Heather Ray of The Saturday Evening Post

Before the TV shows, celebrity guest appearances, cookbooks, restaurants, and “Bam,” there was a time when the celebrity chef we know today, Emeril Lagasse, was but a teenage drummer, baking bread in a Portuguese bakery in his hometown of Fall River, Massachusetts. Declining a full scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music, he took the first step to following his heart, marching to the beat of his own drum on a culinary journey that would lead him to stardom.

Upon earning a degree and honorary doctorate from the highly respected Johnson & Wales University, Lagasse traveled to France to refine his skills and master the techniques of classic French cuisine. Shortly after returning to the United States, he opened his first restaurant in the Big Easy, aptly called Emeril’s. Two years later, he launched his second restaurant; three years later, his third; three more years, his fourth… Read more »

Scott Joseph’s Orlando Restaurant Guide
June 14, 2009
By Scott Joseph

For the first time since it opened six years ago I can finally recommend Emeril’s Tchoup Chop. That’s thanks in no small part to the restaurant’s new chef, Gregory Richie, who joined on at the beginning of the year. 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 »

Orlando Business Journal
February 16, 2009

Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse named a popular area chef to lead the kitchen at his lone Polynesian-Asian themed restaurant.

Gregory Richie was named chef de cuisine at Emeril’s Tchoup Chop, which is in the Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando. Read more »