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Emeril's

New Orleans

A family affair centring the very best of Louisiana’s produce and culinary traditions

Like father like son: Originally opened by chef Emeril Lagasse in 1990, the Warehouse District restaurant is now headed by his son, EJ. While the young Lagasse comes from culinary pedigree – his father is, after all, one of the most well-known chefs in the United States – he's got his own gastronomic chops. Chef EJ honed his craft at Frantzén in Stockholm (No. 38 on The World's 50 Best Restaurants 2025 list) and the three-Michelin-starred Core by Clare Smyth in London before returning to the US in 2022 to take on the family restaurant.

The Emeril's experience: Po' boy, lobster gumbo, oyster stew, beignets. These may not necessarily be the first bites guests expect to have in the American South's first and only two-Michelin-starred restaurant helmed by the youngest chef to lead a kitchen with two stars at just 22. But at the New Orleans fine-dining institution, it was important to celebrate their home state of Louisiana and sense of place.

A new era: EJ honours the legacy his father created by reimagining classics like the smoked salmon cheesecake crowned with Petrossian kaluga caviar aged for 180 days and trout almondine, as well as the legendary Potato Alexa, a dish featuring potatoes and truffle created upon request by Emeril for Billy Joel's daughter when she visited the restaurant in 1993. These dishes are enjoyed in the elegant dining room, which offers a theatre-like view of the kitchen team in action, following a kitchen tour and an introduction to local and regional produce used in the menu.

Perfect pairing: The wine pairing designed to accompany the old-meets-new tasting menu follows similar themes. Expect a juxtaposition of classic and newer producers, from a 2001 Amiot Guy et Fils Grand Cru Montrachet and a wild 2009 Didier Dagueneau sauvignon blanc. Emeril's also has an extensive selection of champagne – and as a member of the family of Krug Ambassades, a notable selection of Krug – as well as classic European and American wines by the bottle.

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