Emeril Lagasse inspired his daughters and son's love of food Emeril Lagasse/Instagram ; Emeril Lagasse/Facebook Emeril Lagasse’s four children — Jessica, Jillian, E.J and Meril — have all ...

He went on to become one of the country's most celebrated chefs. In late September, Lagasse opened Meril, his fourth New Orleans restaurant but the first one he has created here since the late 1990s.

Emeril Lagasse inspired his daughters and son's love of food Emeril Lagasse’s four children — Jessica, Jillian, E.J and Meril — have all followed in his culinary footsteps in one way or another.