The Truth About Emeril Lagasse Has Finally Been Revealed 

Justin Wilson Jeff Smith Martin Yan

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Julia Child, both for her devotion to education about cooking and for her occasionally ham-fisted or ungainly bravura when things went wrong or when she felt she needed to push past some sort of difficulty in the kitchen. You couldn't help but love her combination of intelligence, Earhart-esque sense of conquer-the-world adventure, no-nonsense American sensibilities, quirky sense of humor, and even her occasional but lovable stubbornness. Jacques Pepin apparently had his hands full with Julia more than he always felt comfortable with, but Julia's path to TV fame was laid through an educational and 'can do'-at-home approach rather than via beating a path forward through the restaurant food service industry. Jacques is of course a world-class chef, but with a fairly quiet and unassuming manner, and also evident integrity. When I try his cooking techniques and suggestions they WORK. Julia & Jacques still managed to get along publicly in front of the camera and to make us enjoy their camaraderie, even if it was for them at times a bit forced or rehearsed. Other celebrity chefs-I like Emeril for his good-heartedness, Alton Brown for his go-get-'em, oddball sense of humor, Jacques Pepin for his humble integrity, depth of knowledge/skill and very practical devotion to his art, and Rachel Ray for being a 'down home' gal originally from my part of upstate New York and for being 'no-nonsense practical' but still fun-loving all the time. I never warmed up much to Guy Fieri (for reasons I can't pin down); or to Anthony Bourdain (because of his seeming lack of humor); or, in the long run, to Gordon Ramsey (because his driven, overbearing management style is too stressfully like the worst parts of everyday life that one seeks to escape when watching TV). Even so, I can recognize that Gordon is an accomplished, careful, dedicated chef and a no-nonsense businessman who is no one's fool and knows how things must be. Jamie Oliver seems knowledgeable and 'lovable' while I somehow find Bobby Flay irritating and get tired of his 'southwestern take' on WAY too many things. Martin Yan is fun and personable but his schtick gets old pretty quick. Martha Stewart sometimes has useful tips to offer but she strikes me as 'stuck up' somehow. Should celebrity chefs be more about education vs. entertainment? I would say that to succeed on TV, they have the ability to entertain somehow EVEN AS THEY ALSO GENUINELY EDUCATE. I think most people ARE looking for cooking tips to help themselves improve and to give them new ideas, but that the reason they seek out a celebrity chef on TV is also TO ENJOY SPENDING TIME WITH SOMEONE THEY CONSIDER A LIKABLE AND FUN FRIEND. In terms of INTERNET 'celebrity' chefs, there are three standout great people who come to my mind: Laura Vitale ("Laura in the Kitchen"), the hilarious Chef John ("Food Wishes"), and Clara Cannucciari ("Great Depression Cooking") All of these folks have succeeded wonderfully because their channels present them with great pacing, and because they are all full of winsome personality, so it's fun to 'spend time' with each of them, although Clara is now deceased.

The Swedish Chef.

@christ1313 LOL. 🤣😂

That is so awesome dude! He is a inspiration

So cool that you put this out there. I always liked Emeril.

That's good to know. Watching his show, I always figured that he had serious rage just below the surface.

@@yuknoimreighte5993 wow what's YOUR problem?

I ran into him several limes around '86 - '88 and he is, without exception a MOST fully down-to-earth, real, caring, dignified, respectful guy anyone can imagine............

I’d believe it! The restaurant industry is full of a lot of those kind of people! Tough industry though! No other place I’d rather be!

Cool you met Emeril- I’d love to meet him 1 day! I always loved watching his cooking show. I even watched his comedy series show. ~Elizabeth

Man I just watched the video and the last half is nothing but bad news after bad news since Emeril Live was cut in 2007. He and Alton Brown were my favorites on the network.

"Meeting" him is one thing, but spending a *FEW HOURS* with him? I'm curious...care to share your connection or just how it is he afforded you several *HOURS* of his time? Thx

Genuinely nice people are really hard to find these days.... Everyone has become so jaded.

Amen!

We missed is show so pleasant to watch.

Truer words have neer been spoken.

BAM!!!

My mom was the same, RIP mom.

My Dad loved his show as well Brother...

💥

Much respect man, RIP

Bam !!

I’ll give that a BAM!

You're a good man.

Competitions and shows like mystery diners, which does not focus on cooking.

Amen!

i stopped watching it when they hired that shit head mooch guy fieri! the food network morphed into the guy fieri network!

I stopped when they let Paula Deen go.

Is topped when they stopped showing Alton brown and Giada.

Cooking to be the best not just faster......time limits impede good cooking.

@@unclebuck1735 Maybe Depends on the situation....sometime when your under stress your best comes out!

Completely agree with you, Colin. Ive been watching cooking programs since I was a little kid sat in front of the television watching PBS. Competition shows ruined the Food Network for me.

This is why I don't watch Food Network anymore. It's all game shows.

working in a professional kitchen and 'cooking" have very little if anything in common other than they both involve food.

Awesome 🥰

Good on you my friend 👍

Keep it up

Swear

So did I.

I watched a lot less since I was a big fan of good eats. Emeril got me into cooking as a kid.

I still make many things I learned during the BAM time!

Legasse represented the old "educational" food media era. The Reality TV era might have boosted ratings a little bit, but it did not make America any better in the kitchen, per se. RU-vid kitchen warriors are much more worth your viewing time than the Food Network nowadays.

He was and is the best chef ever.and he shows you exactly how to prepare. Everything very easily

EMERIL LIVE was my of his shows. Love his Personality, Food, and his Kindness towards those in need. :)

Yep. Me too.

Me three. Its like when MTV stopped airing music and switched to reality TV for ratings. They both ruined their brand.

Me Four. Can't stand the self-serving network B.S.

I used to watch a lot, I enjoy the slower recipe style shows that used to be on there. Jamie Oliver stuff is now online, as is Alton Brown and others, no reason to watch food network anymore. I am not a fan of the competition stuff really. Great British Bake-off though is a lot fun I have to admit.

Yep they lost me when their format became game shows and silly competitions. No mas for me por favor.

I dumped cable too. You can find legit cooking shows on PBS

Emeril Live was the best FN show it ever had!

Oh you mean b. Flay's shenanigans don't do it for you? Me either.

I totally agree... I very rarely watch it now...

You are absolutely right....its pathetic...

Agreed...and I love your channel dude...been subbed for years now. Maybe because I also LOVE knives! I actually bought the Wild Pig Hunter knife after your review!

@@UR2Compliant Thanks for the support, bro!

Too Many Competition Shows.. I Haven't Watched So Much.. Maybe Because Of Politics.. While Biden Is There Probably Will Watch More Cooking?. 😂 I Did Enjoy SuperBowl Cooking Day.. 👍 I Couldn't Decide What I Wanted To Fix.. 🏈🍻

Foodnetwork is awful. So much great stuff on RU-vid.

Loved Julia Child's back in the day, showing my age there. Real cooks, not the actors that they seem to have today. Miss those cooks where they really cooked and showed you how they did it so you do it too.

@@andrewaway I like the shows on Create. No glitz, just cooking.

@@andrewaway are they still on, the deserve bankruptcy in my opinion!

Hate that Food Network bowed to the lowest common denominator, and changed to a reality cooking contest format. The only people who watch now are the Kardashian, Jersey Shore, and Real Housewives crowd. They watch while eating their big macs and fries.

I also liked New Orleans Cajun Justin Wilson!

Too expensive

The video left me with the impression that he priced himself out of the marketplace. As his salary increased, the net profit of the producers/network diminished. He also suffered from over-exposure.

I watch those shows too. Watching the Essence now. So glad Dabl brought those and Emeril Live.

@@shortblockflexinit5219 Me too. It's great because I thought we would never see them again. Way to go DABL TV!

Same.. we have 2 of his restaurants here in Vegas. Awesome stuff.

snipe...2 years later. i quit watching f. n. when they started bringing in wanna be chefs, washed up actors & religion into their cooking shows. haven't watched it since but i get to watch emeril everyday with direct tv...emeril was real and what a chef!!

I agree, it went down hill fast, stopped watching. Loved Sarah moulton.

He was so fun to watch.

True Story

Amen sister!

@@shakingbones1768 I wish he was on for an hour instead of a half hour. So informative.

Ditto!

While in New Orleans 10-12 years ago, I went to a culinary shop associated with an Emeril restaurant. While speaking with the workers in the shop, they said EXACTLY the opposite. They all said, "he never comes here. He doesn't care about us". I honestly wonder which is the real Emeril.

Oh Heck yes!!! I've bought a metal pastry cutter/food scraper. It's 6" wide and has a curled side to it. It works GREAT! I miss his original show when he jumped over the back of the couch with a glass of wine in his hand. Never spilled a drop either! LOL

@@253tubbs That's because he was usually too drunk to care, but he made his best dishes when he was sauced. 🤣😁🤗

@@Tomatohater64 I hear you on that Stephen. But...he did cook up some good food and he was fun to watch. Kinda like Emeril..He was the only chef that had a live Band on his show. Now...that was just waaaaay cool!!

@@253tubbs He was a superb chef who had a ton of classic French training. If I remember correctly, many of his dishes involved heavy cream or thick, creamy sauces. He was however, a prodigious tipller; I think the more he drank the better his dishes came out - really!

He was a witty, talented, chef with a fondness for the grape. He wasn't nearly as funny when he sobered up.

I'm sorry shelly they are not going to get Emeril back on the show and they already moved on to a younger market on food network

And to media in general

they are too emotionally driven which gets predictable

Loved "The Great Chefs of..." I also loved the narrator's voice on those shows.

The old Julia Child shows....!! I always learn something amazing from them, God bless her.

Same here, once fn switched away from actual cooking, i switched to the cooking channel...competition shows dont interest me.

Well said. Competition shows and the like ruined MTV, regular TV etc.

Folks, don't give cable tv another thought! Let all the crappy networks die their slow death. Over here on RU-vid you can find most of the great old shows, and there are literally DOZENS of talented, motivated, entertaining, and educational cooks! Forget the networks. They screwed us in return for garbage and flash...so I say let 'em die. I'm gonna watch some Cowboy Kent Rollins right now. Heck, he beat Bobby Flay head to head to kickstart his career. Check him out. And the BBQ Pit Boys. And Sam the Cooking Guy. And Smokin' and Grillin' wit AB. And Charlie Andrews. Need more? I know dozens! They'll expand your cooking WAY better than anything on network tv.

@@GarciaDF123 so true, and that's the main reason that I got rid of cable....now I watch what I want on You tube, and other formats.

ABSOLUTELY! I'd rather watch some unknown housewife prepare home cooked meals on RU-vid, than any of those ridiculous cooking game shows on FN. Between RU-vid & PBS I'm set, thanks.

They didn’t “can” him. They demanded a cut from his restaurants and he walked.

@d nuzzio His contract was up for renewal. FN had a new president who tried to squeeze him. He’s done just fine without them.

@@davidwenner8537 If you recall too that is was in the same few year period about all the educational cooking shows disappeared. Mario Batalli (spelling)was another. Pretty much just competition shows now for me to ignore.

@@kathleennorton6108, cool story but that seems to have little to nothing to do with what was said. You just HAD to inject politics into it.

You stopped watching Food Network because you are a racist. There fixed it for you.

Ahhhh yes.... GARLIC... the miracle ingredient!

Great analogy, I'm old enough to remember when MTV actually showed music videos, and Food network actually had regular cooking shows!

So true! So sad as well!

Totally agree with you... more good cooking content on RU-vid now than all of TV. He and Ramsay are where I got my desire to start my channel.

@@Douglas.Kennedy That was a while back....

YOU'RE SO LUCKY , TEN ,TWELVE , TWENTY YEARS FROM NOW , AT LEAST YOU'LL KNOW WHO TO BLAME!!!!HAHA HAHA

Congrats!!!!! From another A T

Very Nice 👍🏻

That's how M Tv lost us as viewers too

Competions on TV are not 100% real! I've been in many competions: you have two minutes to work out a plan with your apprentice, and 18 minutes to produce two meals, and its all based on a mystery ingredient....I remember one particular cook-off - the mystery ingredient was M&Ms, but we were able to incorporate this product successfully with filet Mignon, and won the competion! I've also taught cooking classes for over 25 years, and the whole time I maintained my position as a full time Executive Chef for over 50 years. If you like to compete, competion can be a lot of fun. I've done food commercials, where I didn't get a rehersal, you get one shot and thats it, no retakes, so you better have your plan down or you'll look like a fool. If your a professional chef working in a club, restaurant, hotel etc. you are automatically in competition with other establishments even if you don't know who they are, believe me their out there and they most likely know who you are! Competion will make you a better culinarian, Stay Well Chef P.

why pay to watch them cook plenty utube stuff for free........

Same! I actually watched him all the time before I even wanted to learn to cook... I just liked the guy.

Just like they did with Mario Batali. Michael Chiarelli. Tyler Florence kat Kora

How is it lousy of them to explain what is public knowledge? He ran a scam that netted him millions, and then he scampered off like a rat... what we're all supposed to just ignore that cause you like him? Give your head a shake snowflake.

@@clayolson1679 The state government was the ones who offered him and that producer that money in the first place, Clay. Meaning, it's on the Government of Florida, not Emeril or his producer when it comes to any crimes from that money they were paid. Board of Tourism is a state entity. So the state is at fault, not them.

No, not everyone, this was basically a feel good video

@@TheCriminalViolin hahahaha pretty sure he was well aware of the scam, which is why he's kept his head down since. Turning a blind eye does not make one unaccountable..

ya that pissed me off too.