I'm not a TV guy. I'm a restaurant chef and a businessman. Emeril Lagasse More Quotes by Emeril Lagasse More Quotes From Emeril Lagasse I think all kids need snacks. Mine are fruit machines. I give them things like apple slices, berries and melon. Do I let them eat ice cream? Absolutely. But not every day. Emeril Lagasse ice-cream kids thinking You go to a restaurant in the States and kids have these game boards at the table. You don't see that in Italy or Spain. It's not because they can't afford to buy them, it's because that's not what eating together as a family is about. Emeril Lagasse eating-together games kids Get up every day and try a little harder than the day before. Emeril Lagasse get-up littles trying I had a fierce curiosity about this food thing. Emeril Lagasse fierce curiosity You know, for 300 years it's been kind of the same. There are restaurants in New Orleans that the menu hasn't changed in 125 years, so how is one going to change or evolve the food? Emeril Lagasse new-orleans kind years The cool thing is that now that people have made this evolution where cooking is cool, people are doing it on weekends, they're doing their own challenges. It's back to cooking. And it's real cooking. Emeril Lagasse weekend real people If somebody has a chance to put my food in their mouth, that tells the story. Emeril Lagasse chance mouths stories I've always done food that can work in a set time frame. The message I'm trying to get across is, it doesn't have to take three days to do this. With planning, you can do a lot and really have quality food every day. Emeril Lagasse quality three trying I love to cook; that's my passion. Emeril Lagasse cooks passion cooking My Food Network shows, 'Emeril Live' and 'Essence of Emeril,' are not in production right now, but I wouldn't say that I'm necessarily leaving Food Network. I have a lot of television still in me. I enjoy teaching people, so it's just a matter of time before I do something new. Emeril Lagasse essence teaching people My philosophy from day one is that I can sleep better at night if I can improve an individual's knowledge about food and wine, and do it on a daily basis. Emeril Lagasse wine food philosophy I ended up turning down a full scholarship of music at the conservatory to pay to go to cooking school. Emeril Lagasse cooking pay school Music is one of those things that is constantly going in my head all the time. It's sort of like the evolution and creation of doing food, or my philosophy about wine. It's always beating in my head, so it keeps the spirit moving. Emeril Lagasse wine philosophy moving I guess I feel that I was following my instincts, and at the same time being guided by the best. I became totally intrigued with Louisiana - the people, the food. It is a part of my life. Everything that has happened for me since moving here has just been icing on the cake. Emeril Lagasse cake people moving When I cook with my son, I might chop vegetables and have fun with different shapes. Cooking is a way to teach kids about other things, like reading or math with all of the weights and measures. There are so many things that are part of cooking that are also very educational. Emeril Lagasse educational reading fun Cleanliness is very important. If you let kids make a total mess in the kitchen and then leave, you're not really teaching them anything. Emeril Lagasse kitchen teaching kids I had these recipes that say do this, do that. Who MAKES these rules? Emeril Lagasse recipes Kids are now eating things like edamame and sushi. I didn't know what shiitake mushrooms were when I was 10 - most kids today do. Emeril Lagasse sushi mushrooms kids I like to keep things simple. It's really about the wine, food and the beach view. Nothing can beat that. Emeril Lagasse wine simple beach I can't tell you enough about cinnamon. Cinnamon is an awesome spice to use and it goes great with something like apples in the morning or in a mixture of fruit or in your oatmeal or even in your cereal. Emeril Lagasse cereal apples morning
