Emeril Lagasse, a household name that radiates mouth-watering thoughts of cuisine, did not achieve his level of fame overnight; instead, he worked at honing his craft ever since he was an adolescent boy working in a Portuguese bakery. Try walking into a bookstore without seeing one the many easy recipes cookbooks that the Emeril Live host has penned or roaming a grocery store aisle without seeing any of his famously branded "Emeril's" food products.
The food network star and his creative team have every region in the United States covered for anyone wanting to visit one of his many popular restaurants. From New Orleans, LA to Bethlehem, PA and Miami, FL to Las Vegas, NV, Emeril Lagasse has a presence that cannot be overlooked.
Beginning his restaurant career in the Warehouse District of New Orleans, Lagasse's Big Easy mainstay is now celebrating its 20th year! Following the success of his first business venture, NOLA restaurant opened its doors in Nawlins' French Quarter just two years later. Last came Emeril's Delmonico, which took hold in the historic Garden District and features artisanal cheeses, charcuterie, and plate portions that could feed three! Diners at any of the Emeril Lagasse Big Easy restaurants will have an unsurpassed food and wine experience with his famous "New New Orleans" and Creole cuisine. Crawfish tails, gumbo, and barbecue shrimp are just a couple of the local favorites featured that are staples in any New Orleans restaurant!
Enjoying the success from his New Orleans eateries, Emeril Lagasse set his sights on the flashing lights of Sin City and has opened five popular haunts. The first was the restaurant opened at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino, Emeril's. His New Orleans Fish House quickly followed in addition to Table 10, which dons a unique style compared to his other locales. Featured on the eclectic menu is everything from the usual foodie cuisine to comfort food items such as rotisserie chicken and baby back ribs!
For the more laid back and devoted sports fan, Emeril created Lagasse's Stadium, the ideal setting for catching a game with friends on a huge screens and throwing back a couple of pints with potato skins and burgers as well as other plates. On the complete opposite side of the spectrum, Emeril Lagasse owns one of the premier steakhouses in Vegas, Delmonico Steakhouse, a fine dining eatery offering grilled Filet Mignon Medallions, roasted rack of lamb, and many other entrees all infused with Lagasse's signature Creole-inspired dishes.
Heading to Florida's amusement parks? No problem! The world-renowned chef, Emeril Lagasse, also has two locations in Orlando, and a third in fashionable Miami Beach. Orlando's Tchoup Chop [pronounced chop-chop] focuses more on Asian-influenced dishes such as sushi, bento boxes, mahi mahi, and the finger-licking sake braised beef short ribs. However, not to stray too far from his Louisiana roots, Chef Emeril Lagasse added a second restaurant in Orlando to his ever-growing list, Emeril's Orlando, which offers patrons his characteristic Nawlins cuisine! This same style is also on par with Emeril's Miami Beach for those heading farther south!
Emeril Lagasse puts forward global cuisine and Creole-inspired dishes are widely available at one of the chef's many United States restaurants and eateries. In the food world, there are few culinary giants whose names are as commonplace as Emeril's name is, and it looks as though this chef is here to stay! As Emeril would so eloquently put it, "BAM"!
