Local growers and producers supply many of Delmonico’s fresh ingredients, which Minch uses to create classic dishes, prepared in a modern, lighter style.

When Emeril Lagasse was well on his way to achieving super stardom during his years as Commander’s Palace executive chef, who could have guessed that he would one day own a restaurant founded by a member of the original Commanders family?

Well, it happened in 1997 when Emeril Lagasse purchased Delmonico’s, the restaurant begun more than one hundred years earlier by Anthony Commander. Anthony was the older brother of Emile Commander who established Commander’s Palace in 1880. Read more »

Three Sides of Emeril

The chef with the megawatt smile claims a nationwide empire, but his restaurants started in New Orleans. Come taste where it all began.

By Warner McGowin / Photography Jennifer Davick

Certain icons make New Orleans different. Hot jazz on the street corner. Beignets as light as air, paired with coffee that kicks. Bourbon Street in all its rough-hewn glory. And, of course, Emeril Lagasse.

Twenty-five years after arriving in the Crescent City, the man who practically invented the concept of the celebrity chef is a household name and the head of a culinary empire. Luckily for visitors here, he maintains three restaurants in New Orleans, each with its own identity.

“Three Sides of Emeril” is from the May 2008 issue of Southern Living. Read the full article and watch an audio slide show of Emeril Lagasse on SouthernLiving.com.

© Copyright Southern Progress Corporation, 2008. All rights reserved.

Has dining become the latest fad? Celebrity chefs, TV food channels, organic produce, the slow-food movement, celebrity cookbooks, food blogs – you name it, everyone seems to be obsessed about food. These days, chefs or TV food personalities can carry as much cachet and influence, as say, Oprah. Wolfgang Puck, Bobby Flay, and dare we mention it, Rachael Ray have become part of the American cuisine lexicon.

The Las Vegas dining scene is no exception. Numerous celebrity chefs have opened shop here and among them is Emeril Lagasse, whose most recent offering is Table 10 at the spanking new Palazzo. Read more »

Does your mom deserve breakfast in bed served by Chef Emeril Lagasse?

Tell us why your mom is your hero. Has she overcome obstacles in her life? What does she do to help others? What makes your mom special?

Submit a photo and an essay, not to exceed 250 words in length, explaining why a mom you are nominating deserves to receive “Emeril’s Breakfast in Bed,” which consists of a visit and breakfast prepared by Chef Lagasse in the winner’s hometown.

Click here to read the full Breakfast in Bed Contest Rules

Click here for Emeril’s Best Brunch Recipes

All Internet entries must be received by Friday, April 4, 2008, at 5 p.m. ET. All mailed entries must be postmarked by April 4 and received by April 11.

To submit your Internet entry fill out the information below.

To mail your entry, write to:
Emeril’s Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed
Ansonia Station
P.O. Box 234081
New York, NY 10023-9412

Do you love to cook but have trouble hard boiling an egg? Are you tired of making the same 3 chicken dishes every week? After a big night out, is it tough for you to make heads or tails of what’s in the fridge? Are you wondering how you can do your part to be eco-friendly while still deep frying your turkey?

We are casting enthusiastic and fun people with creative and interesting kitchen challenges for our new show “EMERIL GREEN” to air on Planet Green beginning in July. This could be your chance to receive cooking tips and recipes tailored specifically to your needs by America’s most beloved chef!

Tell us your story….

Please email your name, address, age, phone number, your culinary challenge and a recent picture to EmerilGreenCasting@Gmail.com. We are actively searching for real people with real cooking dilemmas so get your information to us today!

Please visit EmerilGreenCasting.BlogSpot.com for more info.

AP Photo/The Martha Stewart Show, Anders Krusberg

Eighteen months ago, Charles Koppelman showed up on the set of “Emeril Live.” Koppelman, a former music industry executive, is an old friend of host Emeril Lagasse’s, although the two had fallen out of touch.

After the show, the celebrity chef remembers asking Koppelman what he was up to these days.

“He handed me his card and it said ‘Chairman of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia,’” Lagasse recalled.

Lagasse was talking Tuesday from New York, filling in the background to the bombshell dropped on Tuesday: the selling of Lagasse’s nonrestaurant holdings to Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia for $45 million in cash and $5 million in stock. Read more »

And yet, good wines don’t have to be very expensive

Valentine’s Day is one of those classic occasions for a couple to toast with champagne over a romantic dinner and candlelight.

The fine dining restaurants at the Coast casinos are increasingly catering to wine connoisseurs and those who are becoming more aware of wine and food pairings. Sommeliers help them choose from thousands of bottles in the wine towers and wine tastings encourage the casual wine drinker to become more adventurous.

“It’s a very social thing,” said Carlos Ramirez, sommelier at Emeril’s Gulf Coast Fish House at the Island View Casino in Gulfport. He eases the stress for couples who are unsure what wine to pair with which food by asking, “What do you like?” and “Do you want to try something different?” Read more »

Emeril Lagasse will soon open his third restaurant on the Strip — Table 10 at the Palazzo.

The celebrity chef’s shows on the Food Network, “Essence of Emeril” and the recently canceled but still airing “Emeril Live,” reach more than 85 million homes daily. “Bam!” — his signature phrase, used whenever he wants to “kick a dish up a notch” by adding some extra seasoning — has become a national catchphrase.

Best known for his New Orleans-influenced cuisine, Lagasse is trained in several cooking disciplines and has honed his craft around the world. He learned the basics of cooking from his mother, Hilda, in his native Massachusetts and began his career as a teenager, working in a Portuguese bakery. Read more »

A shower of fireworks ushered in Las Vegas’ first megaresort in three years, when the $1.9 billion Palazzo celebrated its grand opening tonight.

Combined with its sister property The Venetian and the Sands Expo and Convention Center, The Palazzo is part of the world’s biggest indoor structure at 19 million square feet, according to the Las Vegas Sands company.

The venue, which cominbed with The Venetian boasts more than 7,000 suites, is still not complete as construction on a 50-story condominium continues near the Strip. Read more »

Raise a toast to Bacchus and to Crescent City culinary king Emeril Lagasse during the celebrity chef’s third annual Carnivale du Vin fundraiser, which benefits local children’s groups. Named fourth among the nation’s Top 10 charity wine auctions by Wine Spectator, the event, emceed by Harry Shearer (The Simpsons), features such prestigious vintners as Schrader Cellars and Au Bon Climat Winery, along with culinary offerings by chefs Mario Batali (Babbo), Eric Ripert (Le Bernardin), and Rick Tramonto (Tru), among others, and entertainment by the Original Blues Brothers Band. Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, 2 Poydras St., 212-2222.

PUBLICATION: WHERE NEW ORLEANS
DATE: 11-01-2007