At last count, Emeril was up to six restaurants: Emeril's, Nola, and Delmonico in the Big Easy, New Orleans Fish House and Delmonico in Las Vegas, and Emeril's in Orlando. Fairly far-flung, and not close enough to me! How about Baltimore? Ok, New York?

Since opening his first restaurant, Emeril's, in 1990, Chef Lagasse has picked up a number of awards. In 1991, Food & Wine named Emeril "One of America's Top 25 New Chefs." The James Beard Foundation honored him as the "Best Southern Regional Chef" in 1991 and in 1997 nominated him for their highest honors: most "Outstanding Chef" and "Outstanding Service Award" for Emeril's. New Orleans Times-Picayune restaurant critic Gregory Roberts gave Emeril's a "Five Bean" (Superior) rating in 1995. Emeril's was also dubbed "Restaurant of the Year" by Esquire in 1991. Other honors include the 1994 American Express "Fine Dining Hall of Fame" given by Nation's Restaurant News and Restaurant & Institution's prestigious Ivy Award in 1994. NOLA also received "Restaurant of the Year" by Esquire in 1993, while Emeril's New Orleans Fish House was recently named Zagat's Survey's "Best New Restaurant" in Las Vegas.



I've been lucky enough to eat in three of Emeril's six restaurants. Click on the links below for my reviews of Emeril's Orlando, NOLA, and Emeril's New Orleans.

Emeril's Orlando
NOLA
Emeril's



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