Chef Emeril Lagasse to Headline Inaugural “Fork, Cork & Style” Festival
Churchill Downs Entertainment Group’s Fork, Cork & Style, a celebration of food and premiere wines will take place on Sunday, September 12 at Churchill Downs racetrack in Louisville, Kentucky.
Featuring signature foods from around the country, celebrity chef cooking demonstrations, a wine tasting featuring 150 elite brands and innovative ways to dress up your next tailgating party.
Louisiana’s First Lady Supriya Jindal to Distribute School Supplies in Boothville and Violet
BATON ROUGE (August 10, 2010) – Today, First Lady Supriya Jindal will distribute school supplies to students whose families have been impacted by the oil spill and deepwater drilling moratorium in coastal Louisiana. She will visit Boothville-Venice Elementary in Boothville at 11 AM. The First Lady will also visit W. Smith Elementary in Violet at 12:30 PM. Read more »
New Weekday Lunch Features Entrée Salads, Asian Noodle Bowls & Bento Boxes
ORLANDO, FL (July 16, 2010) – Long-time patrons and business and leisure travelers alike have a new destination for lunch beginning Monday, July 19, as Emeril’s Tchoup Chop introduces weekday lunch service. Emeril’s Tchoup Chop is located at the Loews Royal Pacific Resort at Universal Orlando. Lunch will be offered Monday through Friday from 11:30am-2:30pm, along with dinner service from 5:30pm-10:00pm Sunday-Thursday, and until 11:00pm Friday-Saturday. Read more »
Providing 71,000 Meals Through Second Harvest Food Bank
NEW ORLEANS (July 7, 2010) – Last month, Chef Emeril Lagasse’s New Orleans restaurants served specialty cocktails to bring awareness to the fruits of our local waters and Louisiana’s vibrant fishing community. The effort raised $17,766 and reinforced Emeril’s commitment to support the fishing communities affected by the Gulf oil spill. Read more »
NEW ORLEANS (June 3, 2010) – Through June 30, Emeril Lagasse’s New Orleans restaurants will feature Farm to Fork cocktails infused with local seasonal fruits and fresh herbs – to bring awareness to the fruits of our local waters and the Gulf Coast’s vibrant fishing community.
For every cocktail sold, Emeril’s, NOLA and Emeril’s Delmonico will donate $9 to help our community’s most precious resource – Louisiana fishermen – through Second Harvest Food Bank for direct assistance to the community of shrimpers and fishing families. Read more »
Farm to Fork: Cooking Local, Cooking Fresh brings out the “green” in Emeril with recipes that will inspire cooks, new and old, to utilize fresh, organic, and locally-grown ingredients throughout the year:
Farm to Fork is Emeril’s guide to help you explore the great local bounty: leafy greens, herb, milk, eggs, cheese, meats, fish, grains, homemade preserves and fresh fruit for every season.
Dig in to 15 flavorful chapters and 152 fresh, delicious recipes—
The Three Sisters: Corn, Beans, and Squash | the sweet tastes of summer
Berries, Figs, and Melons | juicy market fresh fruits
Fresh off the Dock | the fruits of our local waters
Out on the Range | sublime naturally raised meats and pastured poultry
Home Economics: Preserving the Harvest | savor the seasons all year long
Be a contestant on the pilot for a new cooking game show.
Can’t boil water? Knife skills of a master chef?
A major broadcast network is seeking fun, energetic, and outgoing people to participate in a pilot for a new cooking game show to be hosted by Emeril Lagasse.
Contestants will compete against 5 other cooks in fun food challenges. Contestants will also be compensated for their time.
All levels of non-professional chefs are invited to apply. Read more »
Three Fresh Market Menus Inspired by Emeril Lagasse’s Newest Cookbook Farm to Fork
NEW ORLEANS (May 25, 2010) – Emeril Lagasse’s New Orleans restaurants – Emeril’s, NOLA and Emeril’s Delmonico – will craft a month-long showcase of the season’s bounty featuring fresh, local ingredients from Louisiana’s and Mississippi’s boutique farmers, growers and purveyors, to commemorate the release of Lagasse’s new cookbook Farm to Fork: Cooking Local, Cooking Fresh on June 1. Read more »
NEW ORLEANS (May 4, 2010) – Chef/Restaurateur Emeril Lagasse’s three restaurants in New Orleans – Emeril’s, NOLA and Emeril’s Delmonico – remain open and unaffected by a recent oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico and continue to serve safe seafood from unaffected areas of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast. Read more »