Primetime Series Premieres Thursday, May 5th at 10:30pm ET (7:30pm PT)

NEW YORK – April 6, 2011 – This May, Chef Emeril Lagasse hits the road to pay tribute to The Originals – iconic food establishments that have helped shape the country’s culinary landscape – in his new primetime Cooking Channel series. While the restaurant industry is notoriously challenging and the life of a restaurant is sometimes short, every city has those cherished institutions that have stood the test of time. In each 30-minute episode of The Originals with Emeril, premiering May 5th at 10:30pm ET (7:30pm PT), Emeril visits a new city and goes behind-the-scenes at three historic eateries – speaking with the chefs and customers to help reveal their fascinating stories. From uncovering the birthplace of famous dishes like Boston Cream Pie in New England and the French Dip Sandwich in Los Angeles to revealing Charlie Chaplin’s favorite 1920’s Hollywood hangout and Dr. Martin Luther King’s preferred Atlanta dining spot, Emeril travels to New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Boston, Dallas, Atlanta, Miami, and his beloved New Orleans during the 13-episode first season. This time on the other side of the stove, Emeril takes viewers on an informative and tasty culinary journey visiting the places Americans have loved to eat for over a hundred years and counting. Read more »

World-renowned Chef’s Third Restaurant at Casino and Entertainment Destination

Bethlehem, PA (March 28, 2011) – World-renowned chef and restaurateur Emeril Lagasse announced today plans to open his newest restaurant, Emeril’s Italian Table, at the Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem in Bethlehem, PA. Scheduled to open in late spring, Emeril’s Italian Table will be the chef’s third restaurant at the casino and entertainment destination. Read more »

Emeril Lagasse will introduce a brand new line of Emeril™ Outdoor Grills, designed and distributed by the Viking Culinary Group, during the HSN Cooks Spring Weekend Event on Sunday, March 27 at 3:00 PM EDT.

The Emeril™ Charcoal Grill, constructed of porcelain-enameled heavy-gauge steel, features four sturdy steel legs instead of three, ensuring stability and safety. The hinged lid lifts and stays open and an integrated numerical thermometer displays approximate grills temperatures from 0 to 600 degrees Fahrenheit. The hinged grate provides easy and neat access to the charcoal, allowing the user to arrange briquettes for optimum heat placement.  Other features include an ample 424 sq. inches of cooking surface, a sturdy storage shelf and a large-capacity, easily removable ash collector.

Tune in to watch Emeril on Saturday March 26 at 5:00 PM, 10:00 PM and 11:00 PM; and Sunday March 27 at 11:00 AM, 3:00 PM, 8:00 PM and 9:00 PM EDT, exclusively on HSN.

Learn more at HSN Cooks.

GOOD MORNING AMERICA’S “EMERIL’S MOTHER’S DAY BREAKFAST IN BED” CONTEST

Does your mom deserve breakfast in bed prepared by Chef Emeril Lagasse? Then enter Good Morning America’s “Emeril’s Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed” Contest.

How to Enter:

Tell us why your mom is your hero. Has she overcome obstacles in her life? Are there people she has helped? What makes your mom special? Submit photos of yourself and the mom you are nominating, along with an essay, not to exceed 100 words in length, explaining why the mom you are nominating (”Nominee”) deserves to receive “Emeril’s Breakfast in Bed,” which consists of a visit and breakfast prepared by Chef Lagasse in the winner’s hometown.

Mail entries to:

“Emeril’s Mother’s Day Breakfast in Bed”
Ansonia Station
P.O. Box 230249
New York, NY 10023-0005.

If you are mailing in your nomination, please be sure to include all of your contact numbers, as well as the address of the mom you are nominating.

Enter online:

Or enter online at the Good Morning America contest page at abcnews.com. There you will find instructions on the appropriate and acceptable file formats and sizes for submitting your entry electronically.

All mail-in entries must be postmarked by Friday, April 15, 2011, and received by Friday, April 22, 2011. On-line entries must be received by 11:59 pm EDT, Friday, April 15, 2011.

Click here to read the official contest rules; the name of the winner will be posted on the same web site for at least 30 days past contest end date and may be announced on the broadcast.

Emeril Builds on Current Successful Lines with Groupe SEB USA and Lenox/Gorham

New York, February 23, 2011 — Today Emeril Lagasse announced three new partnerships that will debut at the International Home and Housewares Show in Chicago, March 6-8. The well-known chef will be extending into cutlery with Sterling Home, grills with the Viking Culinary Group, and outdoor tabletop serveware and kitchen prep products with Zak Design. These partnerships build on his already successful lines with Groupe SEB cookware and electrics as well as Lenox/Gorham tabletop. Read more »

Haute Living
February 22, 2011
by Susan Stapleton

Culinary Treats: The Top 5 Gastro Pubs in Las Vegas

No. 1: Lagasse’s Stadium

Gastro pubs contain all the beer and good times you could want with a bar combined with high-end dining. The combination of these two concepts started in London but has made its way to Las Vegas to bring you find collections of beer to swig while you’re noshing on good eats. Here’s a look at the top five gastro pubs in Sin City.

Bam. Combine your love of drinking with good New Orleans cooking and even a bet or 10 on the game and you get Lagasse’s Stadium at the Palazzo. Try the Emeril’s Steak BAM’wich, a grilled prime 8-ounce sirloin on homemade herb Focaccia dressed with blue cheese slaw, balsamic-braised red onions and Emeril’s own steak sauce served with truffle parmesan potato wedges. You can start with dishes such as the grilled chicken or barbecue pork nachos or the Italian sausage arancini, crispy fried Italian sausage and mozzarella risotto balls with tomato basil dipping sauce. Then nibble on Lagasse favorites such as the Creole shrimp salad sandwich or the Creole rueben. More than 100 HDTVs surround the joint, along with sports betting stations, blackjack and craps tables, video poker machines, billiard tables and video arcade games.

Read the full Haute Living article.

Emeril’s Orlando Chef Bernard Carmouche To Be Honored At BCA Black Tie Gala

New York - Chef Bernard Carmouche, culinary director to Emeril Lagasse’s three Florida restaurants, will be honored at the upcoming “18th Annual Cultural Awareness Salute Dinner” to be held in New York City on Saturday, March 12th, 2011.  This black-tie gala celebrates contributions made by people of color in the culinary and hospitality industry and showcases the talents of students from top culinary and hospitality schools. Read more »

MIAMI BEACH, FL (February 8, 2011) – Chef Emeril Lagasse has named Tim Doolittle to lead the kitchen as chef de cuisine at Emeril’s Miami Beach – the South Beach outpost of his namesake restaurant. Emeril’s Miami Beach is located in the historic St. Moritz Hotel building at the Lowes Miami Beach Hotel and serves lunch Monday-Saturday from 11:30am-2:30pm, dinner from 6:00pm-10:30pm Sunday-Thursday, and until 11:00pm Friday-Saturday, and brunch Sunday from 11:00am-2:30pm.

Chef Doolittle is a veteran of the fine dining scene including the kitchens of Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group and some of Kansas City’s most distinguished regional American restaurants. Most recently, he specialized in modern American fare as executive chef at Postrio and Wolfgang Puck Bar & Grill in Las Vegas. Read more »

The New York Times
February 8, 2011
By Glenn Collins

Sports Bar Menus Change, but Not Too Much

And now — as the high season of the sports bar segues from wild-card frenzy past the Super Bowl and romps through March Madness to baseball’s March 31 opening day — a whole new universe awaits the nation’s worshipers of sports and electromagnetic radiation.

The food is from-scratch, fresh and even locavore. Behold, then, the Springer Mountain free-range chicken from north Georgia proudly referenced on the menu of Dantanna’s Surf and Turf in the Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta — along with Creekstone and Allen Brothers beef and Niman Ranch pork. Note the butternut squash bisque at the Hype Lounge, and that roasted brussels sprouts side at the Ainsworth, both in Manhattan. Then meditate on Emeril Lagasse’s steak BAM’Wich at his Lagasse’s Stadium in Las Vegas: grilled sirloin on herb focaccia dressed with blue-cheese slaw and balsamic-braised onions, served with truffle-Parmesan steak fries.

Read the full The New York Times article.

Yahoo! Sports

The top 5 sports bars In Las Vegas
Dec 1, 2010
By Jody Kohn, Yahoo! Contributor Network

1. Lagasse’s Stadium- If you are going to Vegas, you need to do things up BIG! Lagasse’s Stadium in The Palazzo does just that. Owned by larger than life chef, Emeril Lagasse, this place is goes overboard with everything. Emeril gives the sportsbook a gourmet makeover here, offering theatre style seating, over one hundred plasma HDTV’s, and a 10×20 foot projection wall. For big spenders, try one of the sky boxes overlooking the stadium.

The food is excellent as you might expect. Some of our favorites were the nachos, buffalo wings, and pulled pork sandwhich.

Read the full Yahoo! Sports article.