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Arts & Literature
Emeril Lagasse
b. 1959Fall River, MAItalian American descendantLiving
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Why Included
Bam!
Biography
Bam!; kicked it up a notch; New Orleans chef; Emeril Live; Fall River MA Italian-Portuguese heritage. James Beard Award winner; pioneered celebrity chef era on Food Network; 12+ restaurants
Notable For
- Bam!
- kicked it up a notch
- New Orleans chef
- Emeril Live
Honors & Recognition
- James Beard Award winner
- pioneered celebrity chef era on Food Network
- 12+ restaurants
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Quick Facts
- Field
- Arts & Literature
- Specialty
- Chef/Media
- Years
- b. 1959
- Birth Place
- Fall River, MA
- Origin
- Italian American descendant
- Regional Ancestry
- Italian
- Ancestry Verification
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