(Silver Spring, Md.) – Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse joins Planet Green and will share his philosophy for fresh, top quality food with viewers this summer in the new original series EMERIL GREEN (wt). Planet Green, Discovery Communications’ new 24/7 eco-lifestyle television network, is set to launch in June 2008 with a full slate of original series and specials premiering throughout the summer, including EMERIL GREEN (wt) which will launch in July. The series is shot exclusively at Whole Foods Market. Eileen O’Neill, president and general manager of Planet Green, made the announcement: Read more »
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 »
New Orleans, LA (February 20, 2008) – Emeril’s Homebase, Chef Emeril Lagasse’s corporate office, today announced promotions and new members to its staff. Emeril’s Homebase is located in downtown New Orleans and houses Lagasse’s restaurant operations, as well as cookbook and recipe development and testing, the emerils.com website and product shipping, and a store front for Lagasse’s signature products. Read more »
Acquisition of Emeril Lagasse Assets Diversifies Business with New Celebrity Brand; Poised For Multi-Platform Expansion Opportunities
NEW YORK, Feb. 19 – Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, Inc. (NYSE: MSO) today announced it has reached an agreement with Chef Emeril Lagasse to acquire the assets related to the business of Emeril Lagasse, other than the restaurant and foundation-related assets, in a transaction that pairs one of the biggest brands in food-related content with the established leader in “how to” lifestyle information and content. Read more »
Emeril’s Restaurant Debuts New Lunch Hours and New Chef de Cuisine
NEW ORLEANS, LA (Monday, February 11, 2008) – Long-time patrons, business and leisure travelers alike, have a new destination for lunch beginning Monday, February 11, as Emeril’s New Orleans expands lunch service to five days a week. Lunch will be offered Monday through Friday from 11:30am-2:00pm, along with dinner service from 6:00pm-10:00pm Monday-Sunday.
From February 11 until March 11, Emeril’s will donate 10% of lunch sales to Café Reconcile, the non-profit where at-risk youth gain social-entrepreneurship and hospitality experience by working in the lunchtime eatery. Chef Emeril Lagasse is helping develop a Culinary Learning Center at Café Reconcile on the second floor of the five-story building in Central City. 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 »
Famed New Orleans Chef Maps Out New American Cuisine at Table 10
Las Vegas, NV (February 8, 2008) – Today Chef Emeril Lagasse opens Table 10 at Las Vegas’ new luxury resort, The Palazzo. Table 10 is a New American restaurant that highlights the renowned cuisine, personality and warm style of hospitality that began at a quaint table inside Emeril’s flagship restaurant in New Orleans. The restaurant is open Sunday-Thursday from 11:00 am-11:00 pm, and 11:00 am-12:00 midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Reservations may be made by calling the restaurant at 702-607-6363. 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 »
Thank you for visiting our site and sending your well wishes and thoughts about ‘Emeril Live’. It is true that we will not continue production of ‘Emeril Live’ after the next filming in December, but I am looking forward to continuing a long working relationship with them for years to come. Emeril Live will continue to air on the Food Network for about two more years, with premiere episodes throughout 2008, and I will continue to host ‘Essence of Emeril’ next year. We are also looking into some specials and other new development opportunities.
’Emeril Live’ has been a wonderful experience over the past ten years, and I’d just like to say how deeply appreciative I am to all the unbelievable staff — many who have been with the show since the beginning. I’d also like to thank the loyal viewers and fans, and the many talented guests who have appeared on the show through the years. It’s been such an incredible ride…but there is much more to come. I have lots of new ideas cooking…so please stay tuned!!
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