Maybe it's a good thing....

[bluejeanz]

...that Emeril is no longer taping shows. I tuned in the other night to see how he made his chicken and dumplings, a dish that I'm quite fond of, and I always like to see how others made theirs. I don't normally watch any of Emeril's shows because the guy affects me like fingernails across a chalkboard. Has he just given up or does he always phone it in ?


I can't say that he did much cooking. More like he'd start something, go off on tangents trying to be funny, then runs out of time quickly telling people what else goes into the dish and then BAM, it's station break time. After the break, he'd have the completed dish already done.


I can't see that anyone could actually learn anything from watching an Emeril Live show. It seems more like an entertainment format. I think they should have the staff in the back come out and take a bow at the end of each show. On a postive note, I did like his recipe and am definitely going to try it. Luckily, I have cooking skills and can follow a recipe.

[BerryBaby]

Regardless of his on-air presence, he is a great chef and has some incredible recipes. Check out his Carrot Soup...delicious!!!

[Food Network Fan]

“Only the pure in heart can make a good soup.”

Ludwig van Beethoven

[ibcheft]

did you ever wonder how much the network controlled the flow of the show to get the commercials in ? or as we all know that the writers control the script, we all seen from the teleprompter at the beginning of his shows. Might be that is why he is no longer doing the show and what created the conflict to begin with ? I know in his older live shows there was a lot of information and especially in the Essence of Emeril you can follow along most of the time and create the base at least for his dishes. And yes maybe a good thing for Emeril now he will be focusing on cooking healthy and we all know he could use a little of that. From what I have read he will still be doing shows with an audience, just a different network.

[Food Network Fan]

I like the Essence show. I watch it every day.

[Chefnot]

Now this could be a food fight!

[BerryBaby]

Maybe now he will be a regular on Martha Stewart!