170 Quotes by Emeril Lagasse

I'm not a TV guy. I'm a restaurant chef and a businessman.

We're a new show. We can't afford instant replay.

My inspiration was my mom. She's a great cook, and she still cooks, and we still banter back and forth about cooking. Growing up in a mostly Portuguese community, food was important and the family table was extremely important. At a very young age I understood that.

I came here because the city has a tradition and is a very respected food city.

I spent a lot of time on farms when I was young. My uncle and my dad owned a big farm.

When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants.

Whether it's books or TV, or whatever the case may be, the backbone of what I do is my restaurants.

A lot of parents ask me how to get kids to eat more vegetables. The first thing I say is that it starts from the top.

Growing up in New England, being schooled and classically trained, it needed to shake, it needed to evolve.