Emeril John Lagassé III is an American celebrity chef, restaurateur, television personality, and cookbook author. Also ... the American Table 1950-2000." Today his restaurant group, Emeril's ...

Lagasse opened his own first New Orleans restaurant in 1990, called Emeril's Restaurant ... He then adds a blend of ground beef and Italian sausage, plus seasonings and herbs for extra flavor.

Initially, he didn’t want to open a restaurant on the Mississippi Coast, said celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse, whose wife, Alden, grew up in Gulfport. “I want to relax here,” he said.