"I came here because the city has a tradition and is a very respected food city." ― Emeril Lagasse Topic(s): Food More From Emeril Lagasse "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." "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." "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." More In Food "After failing four times and after working for other people and realizing that nobody paid attention to the food like they should have, we wanted to just pay attention to the food and service."― Paul Prudhomme "People will travel anywhere for good food – it’s crazy."― Rene Redzepi "There’s nothing more romantic than Italian food."― Elisha Cuthbert