Emeril Lagasse
Biography
Emeril Lagasse is a celebrity chef, restaurateur, and television personality born on October 15, 1959, in Fall River, Massachusetts. He won the National Best Recipe award for his "Turkey and Hot Sausage Chili" recipe in 2003 and has a self-developed "New New Orleans" style of Creole and Cajun cuisine. A regional James Beard Award winner, Lagasse is known for his catchphrases like "Kick it up a notch!" and "BAM!".