Emeril

This is a biography about me!Emeril Lagasse, the talk of New Orleans and one of the best-known chefs in the country, is credited with revitalizing Creole-Acadian cooking. Using only fresh, top-quality ingredients of Southern Louisiana, Emeril has managed to preserve the bayou's culinary tradition while adding on a contemporary flair. Now chef/proprietor of three New Orleans restaurants, he opened his flagship restaurant, Emeril's, in the New Orleans warehouse district in 1990. NOLA (an acronym for New Orleans, Louisiana) was launched in the French Quarter in 1992, and in June 1998, the classic Delmonico's in New Orleans was reopened under Emeril's management. In fall 1995, he opened the highly acclaimed Emeril's New Orleans Fish House at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. A new restaurant in Orlando at Universal Studios will unveil in January 1999 and a steak house in Las Vegas will open in Spring 1999.In addition to running his top-rated restaurants, Emeril has become a national television personality. Host of the Food Network's highest-rated programs, "The Essence of Emeril" and "Emeril Live", he won the 1997 CableAce Award for "Best Informational Series." He can also be seen weekly as food correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America.