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Food doesn’t need to be perfect to taste amazing.
But it should always be fun, rewarding, and shared with others. Cooking isn’t the exact science some chefs would have you believe: it’s about instinct and experiments, trial, and error. It’s about getting your hands dirty while combining bold flavors that taste good to you. Above all, food is the universal language that connects everyone. Move the measuring cups aside, roll up your sleeves and grab a friend. It’s time to throw away the rule book and redefine perfection.
But it should always be fun, rewarding, and shared with others. Cooking isn’t the exact science some chefs would have you believe: it’s about instinct and experiments, trial, and error. It’s about getting your hands dirty while combining bold flavors that taste good to you. Above all, food is the universal language that connects everyone. Move the measuring cups aside, roll up your sleeves and grab a friend. It’s time to throw away the rule book and redefine perfection.
Cooking needs soul,
not science.
not science.
To put quality, taste, and people before everything else.
Emeril Lagasse is the chef/proprietor of 11 restaurants in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Bethlehem, PA, and Miramar Beach, FL. His 12threstaurant, and his first restaurant at sea, Emeril’s Bistro 1396 will open on Carnival Cruise Line’s Mardi Gras ship set to sail in 2020. As a national TV personality, he has hosted more than 2,000 shows on the Food Network, and is the food correspondent for ABC's "Good Morning America." Most recently, Amazon launched an original series featuring Lagasse called Eat the Worldwith Emeril Lagasse. The series received five daytime Emmy nominations and won Outstanding Culinary Program. The series was also a James Beard semifinalist in the category Outstanding Personality of Host. Lagasse has appeared as a guest judge on Bravo’s hit food series, “Top Chef,” was named a co-host of the “Rachael Ray Show,” and has appeared on the Cooking Channel with five seasons of “Emeril’s Florida.” He is the bestselling author of 19 cookbooks, the latest titled Essential Emeril: Favorite Recipes and Hard-Won Wisdom from My Life in the Kitchen. In 2002, Emeril and his wife Alden established the Emeril Lagasse Foundation to support children's educational programs that inspire and mentor young people through the culinary arts, nutrition, healthy eating, and important life skills. To date, the Foundation has donated more than $10 million to community organizations in New Orleans, Las Vegas and on the Gulf Coast.
