Your opinion of Emeril

[WillyBrandt]

To me, he is anathema. Do you like him?

[sir_captain]

1. I even like Rachel Ray more

which is saying so much...

[Dr Fate]

3. Yeah, but at least Rachel Ray is sexy. n/t

n/t

[Zomby Woof]

13. they are both worthless turds

[President Jesus]

21. Rachel Ray grates on me like no other

I don't know why, but she bugs the livin' shit out of me. That's the only program I make the wife turn-off when I'm around.

[Dr Fate]

2. I liked him at first- now I'm tired of him. "Essence" is better...

...than his live show- which is obnoxious.

[NashVegas]

4. Nope

As a host, he's fine, I just happened to try one of his recipes and was most unhappy with the result (way too much garlic & parm).

Alton Brown is Da Bomb.

[Swamp Rat]

5. Who is he? What does he do?

[philosophie_en_rose]

6. He's the assistant national security advisor.

*Bam*

;)

[Swamp Rat]

8. Dude, I'm from New Orleans...

I know little old ladies that put him to shame. Plus, to folks who were born and raised in Cajun country view this Yankee as a fake, just like Justin Wilson (who was from Mississippi and had a BAD, fake Cajun accent). Like Wilson, he is credited for revitalizing Creole-Acadian cooking... utter bullshit. In think it was around 1995 when Emeril took over the restaurant "Delmonico's" and it has sucked ever since.

[peekaloo]

12. I thought Justin Wilson was born and raised in Amite, La.

:shrug:

p.s. I've never been able to watch an entire Emeril cooking show episode because his food doesn't seem all that appetizing.

[Swamp Rat]

16. Actually, he was born in Roseland, Louisiana in Tangipahoa Parish

near the Mississippi border (same as Mississippi to we Creole and Cajun folk). I lived in Tangipahoa for 6 years (school) and used to perform (music) at the Covington Country Club, many times for parties featuring Justin Wilson and his cooking. In real life, he had a Southern drawl, like most folks that live in these parts, but he NEVER was a Cajun according to Cajuns I know near the Lafayette area or even spoke like one (except in public). Originally an itinerant safety engineer, he often encountered Cajuns during his travels, and developed a talent for telling Cajun jokes and stories. He was a huckster, and a good one at that. His cooking was very good, but it wasn't as good as real Cajun cooking (just go to the Acadian Fest in Sept. and you'll know what I mean). He stole lots of recipes that he pilfered from Cajun folks and claimed they were his inventions. There's lots of sour grapes because of what he did, though his legend lives on in the minds of tourists and aficionados from afar.

[Maddy McCall]

25. No wonder he moved to Mississippi.

:-)

He actually made some bitchin' biscuits, though. :-)

[Maddy McCall]

22. I actually visited with Justin Wilson several times before his death...

He was not the same on camera as he was off. He was a businessman to the core.

He was born in Amite, LA, but he lived in Mississippi for several years before his death in 2001--he lived not very far from my home. He was my neighbor. :-(

[Magrittes Pipe]

7. He is the male Rachael Ray -- annoying as hell, and can't cook a damn.

[Kat45]

9. Extremely annoying.

[SOteric]

10. No. I think he's a gas bag.

And I have serious issues with his technique.

[SmileyBoy]

11. He never measures.

Never a cup of this or a half a cup of that. It's all thrown into the pot.

[solinvictus]

14. "Essence" is OK

but "Emeril Live" sucks.

[SunDrop23]

15. I'm indifferent

[AngryAmish]

17. I tend not to like the guy

Just because he seems like a phoney. However, in his defense, I really support his general way of cooking -- get good stuff, cook it enough so it is warm, then the favors will mix, then eat. Cooking is not that hard and everyone can learn how to do it.

Certain dishes are hard, but everyday cooking is easy if one knows the principles behind it. The principles are not hard to learn.

[fishnfla]

18. I like him

I have been to 3 of his restaurants, own 2 of his cookbooks, and back when I used to watch TV, his show was a "must see"

Who the hell are we to judge a man anyway? I remember they did a tribute show for his 1000th episode, the kind and heartfelt things his friends and co-workers (who have worked with him from the beginning,hint) had to say about him, his attitude,and his work ethic.

We should all be so lucky.

Edit spellin'

[bookfreak]

19. Annoying, obnoxious, overblown,

trite, etc.

Everytime he goes "BAM" I have this urge to reach out and "bam" him across the head. Sort of like when you were a kid and were crying and your mom/dad said "I'll give you something to cry about....".

[Maddy McCall]

20. Sucks. Give me Paul Prudhomme anytime.

[President Jesus]

23. Emeril's never made a donation. Here's a list of chefs who have...

Michael Chiarello
Julia Child
Rocco DiSpirito
Bobby Flay
Ina Garten
Paul Prudhomme
Wolfgang Puck

[theoceansnerves]

24. i can't stand him but for a different reason

and that is he can't make a single dish without including dead animal parts. i remember he did a "vegetarian" episode once and it was just barely, barely vegetarian. vegetarian in name only, not in spirit.