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.

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Two ‘Operation Emeril’ Specials Celebrating Military Families Launches the Week of July 4

Silver Spring, Md. – Celebrity Chef extraordinaire Emeril Lagasse, host of Planet Green’s Emeril Green, is whipping up four new specials that will have viewers hungry for more. The first course of this delicious trio, dedicated to the men and women of the armed forces, will be served on Monday, June 29 beginning at 8:00 p.m. E/P. Read more »

The 5th Annual Rusty Staub Foundation Celebrity Chefs & Friends Golf Tournament and Dine-Around will be held on Monday, June 29, 2009. The 2009 honoree is Chef Emeril Lagasse.  All proceeds from this event will benefit The Rusty Staub Foundation’s efforts to assist youth and combat hunger. 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 »

Bethlehem, PA (April 13, 2009) –World-renowned chef and restaurateur Chef Emeril Lagasse announced today plans to open his newest restaurant, Emeril’s Chop House, on Friday, May 22, 2009 at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem, a new casino and entertainment destination being developed by Las Vegas Sands Corp. The resort is a major redevelopment on the site of the former Bethlehem Steel plant in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Emeril’s Chop House will be Lagasse’s first restaurant in the Northeast. Lagasse’s other venues at Las Vegas Sands properties, Delmonico Steakhouse at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino and Table 10 at The Palazzo Las Vegas, have received critical acclaim for food and service, including top honors from Wine Spectator magazine. Read more »

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