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I think many cooks are afraid of undercooked meats. A good thermometer is a cook's best friend.
Emeril Lagasse
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Emeril Lagasse
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 15
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Restaurateur
Fall River
Massachusetts
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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.
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When I first decided to open a restaurant, I was turned down by several banks. It was the late 80's and many restaurants were failing. I refused to give up because I knew I had a good concept.
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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?
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I ended up turning down a full scholarship of music at the conservatory to pay to go to cooking school.
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If you don't follow your dream, who will?
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My inspiration was my mom. She's a great cook, and she still cooks, and we still banter back and forth about cooking. Growing up in a mostly Portuguese community, food was important and the family table was extremely important. At a very young age I understood that.
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I started cooking when I was about 10. I have memories like when I was 6 or 7 with my mom, and when I was 12 I started getting real serious about cooking.
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Cooking is so popular today because it's the perfect mix of food and fun.
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One big reason I do what I do is there's no two days alike. It's not work for me. It's my life. My passion.
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I mean, if you love what you do-whether you're an auto mechanic or you sew clothes or you cook-it's all about personal passion and love that really makes the thrust to the level that you want to get it to.
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I grew up in Fall River, Massachusetts. My background was modest, and I worked at a Portuguese bakery in town.
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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.
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