Emeril John Lagasse (born October 15 1959) is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author. A regional James Beard Award winner, he is perhaps most notable for his Food Network shows Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril as well as catchphrases such as "kick it up a notch" and "BAM!" He is a 1978 graduate of Johnson & Wales University's College of Culinary Arts. The "Emeril Empire" of media, products and restaurants generates an estimated USD$150 million annually in revenue.
Celebrity chef and restaurateur.
Born to a Portuguese mother and a French Canadian father.
Has a degree in Culinary Arts from Johnson & Wales University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Has an older sister, Delores and a younger brother Mark
Has two children Jessica and Jillian.
Is an accomplished drummer
Loves using garlic; uses it with almost all dishes he makes
Wife Alden Lovelace is a native of Gulfport, Mississippi, and they own a home in Pass Christian, Mississippi, on the Gulf Coast.
He and his wife, Alden welcomed a baby girl. Meril Lovelace Lagasse was born at 12:05 p.m. and weighed 5lbs. 13oz.
Has a son, E.J. (Emeril John Lagasse IV) born March 2003 with wife Alden Lovelace.
