Emeril Live

My girlfriend turned me on to Emeril. I had never liked or ever really watched cooking shows before. Well I am hooked now. I love his show. He seems down to earth and has so much energy and passion for food and cooking, it makes you want to cook. Which I am now. I love to cook and try new things. And this is on of the best most entertaining shows on TV. So if you want to Kick IT UP A Notch, watch this show.

The live experience was really a lot of fun! The first time we attended, the theme was "olives"--my LEAST favorite food, but he showed how to use olives and olive oil, and we learned a bit about different grades of olive oil. The second time we took the kids, my oldest daughter had "Flat Stanley" along as a school project; she had to write about his visit to the show. So during the intermission, the kids got to meet Emeril in person and get an ice cream treat from the freezer, and in turn, Emeril shook hands with Flat Stanley as well as our kids. The featured food on the show was garlic, and again, the food did not disappoint. Cooking as theater? Sure, why not? Oh, almost forgot--some guy named Charlie Daniels sat in with Doc Gibbs and the band that day. Emeril has been and is a huge inspiration to me as a home cook, and I am grateful to have been able to watch--and all three of our kids love cooking!

I want to make a comment about the person that commented on Emeril Live. First of all the person that wrote the 1st comment about the Emeril Live show needs a life. I've seen his show and even today I still watch it (2005) and I think he is a cook with personality,humor, and is down to earth.A cooking show without any personality, liveliness, and humor is considered boring and an indication that it's time to switch the channel. I would think most people that watch a cook who is not always serious is more down to earth and more likely to be watched than a cook that's not down to earth, but instead they are boring. From my understanding Emeril Live received great ratings and that's why he's still being shown today because of his ratings that I mentioned above. Sorry pal (who wrote the 1st message) but I think it's you that needs to be more down to earth rather than blaming someone out of jealousy. If you think you are better then go to cooking school and stand in front of a live audience and show us what you got and can do better. If you can do better than Emeril then I will totally agree with you but until then prove it!

To be honest, I like Emeril. I think his cooking is excellent and he really comes off as a very nice guy who respects his patrons. He certainly cooks a wide variety of meals; fancy Las Vegas or comfort food and everything in between. I do think he does overdo it with the butter, heavy cream, fat from various meats (pork fat especially), and booze but if you're paying $100 for your meal it must be worth the money. I like Doc Gibbs as well.

What I really hate is that audience. The way they cheer for the Essence, alcohol, and especially garlic can get to you. Also, there are way too many shots of his audience and they always seem to be in some trance. They all have big smiles on their faces; as if seeing this guy cook is the greatest thing to experience in New York. While I enjoy the various guests he occasionally brings in, sometimes his pandering to some of them (Tony Danza) can be almost uncomfortable to watch.

Still, it's a show I like to watch once in awhile and he does hit the mark with some of his catchphrases and antics. I just wish he'd dump the audience. It's scary to see them go over the top. Oh yeah, Babe!

Emeril is the man when it comes to cooking. I wish I could be in his audience, and sit up front so I get a first taste of the delicious looking meals he puts together! Emeril is popular because he comes off as a regular guy, not a haughty culinary snob. It is very apparent that he loves food and the art of cooking. He explains everything and makes it look like anyone in the viewing audience could make the meals. A lot of cooking shows are stale and some are deadly boring, but Emeril makes it fun.