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Food that's beautiful to look at seems to taste better than food that isn't.

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Emeril Lagasse
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: October 15
Businessperson
Chef
Non-Fiction Writer
Restaurateur
Fall River
Massachusetts
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Food
Beautiful
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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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When it ceases to be fun, I'll stop and just stay in my restaurants.
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In the restaurant it's much more serious.
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Spice is life. It depends upon what you like... have fun with it. Yes, food is serious, but you should have fun with it.
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My favorite Aspen memory is saving an upside-down cake that had exploded from the high altitude.
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Many of my staff have been with me for over 20 years. I have a great team, and I make sure they feel respected and appreciated.
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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.
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Books make great gifts because they expand your horizons and keep you cooking.
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Soups are a great way to introduce a lot of vegetables to kids. Stir-fries, too, because they contain so many different shapes and colors.
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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 think many cooks are afraid of undercooked meats. A good thermometer is a cook's best friend.
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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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I've always been known for bold flavors and rustic cooking, but there is another side to me. As you evolve as a cook, you understand life and how serious it is. There comes a point where there's got to be a better balance.
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Everyone needs a mentor.
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I had these recipes that say do this, do that. Who MAKES these rules?
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You can easily put together your own favorite spice blend, whether that's a salt and pepper mixture or you're adding herbs to it or Creole spice. Just watch out for the sodium content. That why I encourage you to make your own.
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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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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.
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A lot of parents ask me how to get kids to eat more vegetables. The first thing I say is that it starts from the top.
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Get up every day and try a little harder than the day before.
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