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Emeril Lagasse

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 under

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Emeril Lagasse credits his mother as the main reason he became passionate about cooking, highlighting their ongoing playful conversations about food. He also emphasizes that being raised in a Portuguese community made family meals a central and meaningful part of his childhood.

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