I had a wonderful Spring weekend, starting it off Friday night at Bachanal Wine with friends. Bachanal Wine is located along the river in the Marigny of New Orleans. They sell a variety of wines and cheeses and offer two menus: deli and tapas. We started off with toast points with black eyed pea hummus topped with julienned brussel sprouts. Next we had grilled shrimp in some sort of pita and completed our meal with braised short ribs over a fingerling potato salad. We finished off our meal with some cheese and crostinis. And we ate under a canopy of little trees and Christmas lights, with a carpet of dead leaves at our feet, surrounded by a hipster crowd and entertained by a local band. I was so immersed in my joyous night, that I failed to remember to take photographs :(. But, I did want to tell you about the great night and give Chef Joaquin props for such an enjoyable meal.
Although I’m an American and have lived in the United States my whole life, there are just local regional differences that find me and leave me in awe. As some of you may already know, I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. I lived in NYC for two years before moving to New Orleans. I’ve enjoyed the different experiences in various states that I’ve visited, which only makes me long for world travel even more. And just when I think I’ve seen it all in the South, it’s the little things that remind me how special and unique this area is - new orleans, Louisiana - and the different parts that make up this country as well.
A program called Power Ties allows eigth-grade students to connect with professionals in different industries. Emeril’s Test Kitchen had students from Samuel L. Green Charter School come by today to speak with the Test Kitchen Staff about what we do. The Emeril Lagasse Foundation hosted the “career day” and took the students through Homebase and Emeril’s restaurant.
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My boyfriend and I went to a little dessert shop called Sucre last night to fulfill our sweet tooths. They were just so beautiful - I wanted to share them with ya’ll.
Hope you all had a great Valentine’s weekend! Here in New Orleans, we not only had a great Valentine’s, but a great Mardi-Gras and a fabulous Superbowl Championship to kick-start the festivities! WHO DAT?! Needless to say, it’s been about 10 full days of partying here.
But in between the celebrations, part of the culinary team went with Chef Emeril to the Home Shopping Network to help him sell some of his awesome products. I’ve included some photos for you to see what happened behind the scenes this past trip.
It’s not a Super Bowl party without beer, so we also asked Civilization of Beer founder Samuel Merritt to come by to offer advice on choosing the right brews and serving them in style. Click here for the full article and sound clip.
On the Last “Cooking with Emeril”, Charlie Palmer joined Emeril to discuss sports, restaurants and hearty winter recipes. Click here for the full article and sound clip.
On Today’s Cooking with Emeril show, Emeril’s special guest was James Coogan, manager of New York City’s Ideal Cheese. James was filled with tons of tips and advice regarding everything and anything cheese. He was nice enough to bring in a tray of five unique cheeses for Emeril and the staff!
Hey, check out this clip of me and my son, EJ, preparing some oven barbecue ribs and talking with Martha about his Super Bowl pics. I’ll tell ya, this kid is too much!
Hey folks, here’s a clip from my appearance on “The Martha Stewart Show” this morning announcing my new show “The Emeril Lagasse Show.” It’ll be airing on Sundays at 8pm starting March 28th on ION Television channel. It’s a great show and it’s all about the love baby! Love for people, love for music, love for celebration and especially, love for food. I’m very excited about it and I hope ya’ll are too!
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