So what is BAM!? Hmm...how about a buncha stuff that didn't fit on the other pages? Links, trivia, quotes. NEW! Red Hot Emeril Gossip!.
Emerilisms
Emeril has a lot of catch phrases! How many times have we heard him say:
  • BAM! <--click to hear!
  • Kick it up a notch <--click to hear!
  • Happy, happy, happy!
  • Oh yeah, babe!
  • Hey! Get your own show!
  • This ain't like no other late night show.
  • We're not building no rocket ship here...
  • Kickin' it up notches unknown to mankind...
  • Yeah yeah yeah Rhoda...
  • Don't go there...
  • I don't know where you come from, but where I come from, [insert food here] don't come seasoned.
  • Pork fat rules! <--click to hear!
  • I'm not makin' this up...
  • We're really cooking here!
  • I'm going to play with your emotions now...
  • I've got maybe 50-60 cloves of gah-lic here...
  • Stick around!
  • This is what I call "food of love."
  • You talk about good!
  • Fuhgeddaboutit!
  • It's a beautiful thing.
  • For those of you who have just landed out there, I'm Emeril Lagasse...
  • Hey! Wake up out there!
  • So I ask myself, SELF! How do I kick this up another notch?
  • Call your cable company and request that new smell-o-vision...

Red Hot Emeril Gossip
Want to know all the good stuff about Emeril? I'll print it here, as soon as I hear it! If you have any dirt to dish, please mail me for inclusion in this section.

NEW! June 2000 - Emeril's Restaurant in New Orleans:
According to a very good source, the annual July vacation this year will be extended from two weeks to a full month as they gut the place and renovate the interior. Em's last wife, Tari, did the design and the new wife thinks it's time for a change. So any traces of Tari in that restaurant will disappear, just like "Tari's Ice Cream Sandwich" did from the dessert menu.
Also:
Em is hiring an executive chef to take care of all six restaurants, including menu planning, so he can "do other things." He'll only visit the restaurants personally a few times per year. Sounds like a recipe for disaster to this reporter. Wanna bet Wife Number Three has something to do with this?
Plus:
It must be said that Alden cares enough to travel with Em, unlike the last two Mrs. Lagasses. Or perhaps she just wants to keep an eye on him? She's said to be very unassuming and down-to-earth, a "Plain Jane," and Emeril has never been happier. Good luck, Alden! Let's hope you don't need it.
The Girls:
His daughters are not happy with the new marriage and do not expect it to last. Or is that just wishful thinking on their part? Apparently youngest daughter Jillian is quite a party gal: when at college in Miami, she got her tongue pierced and legs tattooed, much to Emeril's chagrin. Older, more straight-laced daughter Jessica is currently studying law at Tulane.
Other News:
In addition to the cookbook for children he is allegedly writing, Emeril is working on a Portuguese cookbook, due out in 2001. He must be picking Hilda's brain for all of her recipes. Expect lots of parsley and red pepper.

May 2000 - Emeril's Wedding:
Emeril wed Alden Lovelace on Mother's Day weekend. They saying goes "third time's the charm," but many are skeptical that this relationship will last any longer than the first two. Em's a workaholic still intent on building his mighty empire. Although he says "no new restaurants," his pace is certainly not slowing any, what with his very popular Emeril Live! and Good Morning America gigs, plus appearances on everything from Barnes and Noble commercials, Jay Leno, the ubiquitous Rosie O'Donnell show, and even Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Let's hope the newest Mrs. Lagasse doesn't mind long, lonely nights, over-eager female fans, and the hideous rumor mill that will continue grinding as long as her hubby is in the spotlight. Stay Tuned!


Quotes
What are people saying about Mr. Lagasse - and most importantly, what does he say about himself?

Food Network president and CEO Erica Gruen: 'For the boomer generation, food has become sex, drugs, and rock & roll.' Which would make Emeril Lagasse the gastronomic equivalent of Elvis Presley." from Entertainment Weekly 11/13/98

Emeril, on Staying Slim: "You have to have sex five times/day." from a Lycos chat, 6/12/98.

Emeril on Celebrity: "Hey, even young children now know what foie gras is." Emeril's TV Dinners, by Emeril Lagasse, Marcelle Bienvenu, and Felicia Willet, 1998 William Morrow.


Links
Fan Pages and Chat Links
Emeril and Me
My Page o' Emeril Lagasse
MJ's Emeril and Pork Lovers Site
Onelist Join the very fun BAM! list here.
Delphi Forums Home of the Emeril Lagasse Fan Forum

Profiles and Recipe Sites
Food TV Network
Star Chefs
Cigar Aficionado Interview
Another Cigar Aficionado Article
Zine Zone Profile
Food and Wine - Bam! Emeril Wired
In the Good Housekeeping Kitchen with Emeril Lagasse
Great Chefs Online
Fabulous Foods Interview
Restaurant Report Interview
Borders.com Interview with Emeril
Horizon Magazine article

Sources
Emeril Spices your source for Emeril Products on the Web
Abita Beer home of Turbo Dog
Zapps Potato Chips
Egg Farm Dairy Source for wonderful cheeses.
Maytag Dairy Farms, Iowa, 800/247-2458
Hudson Valley Foie Gras Buy foie gras and duck meat from the source
Hawaiian Vintage Chocolate
Steen's Pure Cane Syrup
Community Coffee for chicory coffee
Oreo Those round frozen things we're all supposed to have on hand...
Zatarain's Spices, crab and shrimp boil mixes, Creole mustard.
Specialty Game a source for venison
All Clad Cookware used by all chefs on Food TV Network

Miscellaneous Related Sites
Sam Choy's Site
Johnson and Wales University
Sammy Hagar's Official Website, with info on Cabo Wabo Tequila


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