From Scratch

Chef Emeril Lagasse moves next week from the Food Network to its sister channel, the Fine Living Network, which has provided preview videos. The July 7 debut focuses on seafood — he has a new seafood restaurant – but I’m interested in the July 11 show. He’ll create dishes on the fly with locally-grown “mystery” foods from New York’s […]

July 7 is changeup day for Chef Emeril Lagasse, whose long-running Emeril Live ceased production in December. That day, the Food Network will remove the reruns from its evening lineup and move the program to its sister channel, the Fine Living Network, to occupy the 7 PM slot seven days a week. Some new episodes are […]

Will he stop saying, “Bam!” and start saying, “It’s a good thing”?
Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia (MSLO) has bought most of celebuchef Emeril Lagasse’s empire for $45 million dollars in cash plus $5 million in stock options. The deal could reach $70 million if future performance goals are met.
A news release at the MSLO site says […]

The Food Network has announced production of Emeril Live will end December 11, after 10 years on the air. A statement from a network publicist says Chef Emeril Lagasse will remain under contract.  “We love him, we support him and look forward to a long partnership with him.”
When asked by The Associated Press why the show […]

The Food Network can quit pretending now. It’s not about cooking.
Last night a new schedule took effect, with Chef Emeril Lagasse moving to 7 PM Eastern, an hour earlier than the time slot he’s had for years. When I heard the promo, I assumed it was so the network could re-run his show at 10. […]