Emeril Lagasse. Wolfgang Puck. Masaharu Morimoto. You’ve watched them on television, and now you want to try their creations. Sure, you could try to recreate them at home, but food that someone else cooks (and cleans up) is always better, right? Besides, it isn’t every day that you get to eat a recipe created by a celebrity chef, so why not go for the real thing? Fortunately, each of these celebrity chefs have a number of restaurants that anyone can visit for a chance to experience the menus created by the popular television chefs. Here are the mouthwatering details of the restaurants created by these celebrity chefs, along with their locations. The next time you’re near one of these restaurants, be sure to make a reservation.
- Emeril Lagasse Emeril has restaurants in New Orleans, Louisiana; Las Vegas, Nevada; Orlando, Florida; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. Between these five cities, he has thirteen different restaurants. At Emeril’s New Orleans, try the Char Grilled Creekstone Farms Beef Ribeye, and the Upside-Down Whiskey Pecan Cake for dessert. At e2go in Charlotte — sort of a fast food breakfast and lunch place, gourmet style — pick up a bacon, lettuce, tomato, and avocado sandwich and an arugula/spinach salad. At Delmonico Steakhouse in Las Vegas, try the truffle and Parmesan potato chips as an appetizer to your Chateaubriand or Slow Roasted Half Duck.
- Wolfgang Puck Whatever you’re looking for in an eatery, Wolfgang Puck probably has a restaurant for you. The chef has a line of casual restaurants, a line of fine dining restaurants, and even a line of bars and lounges. For casual dining, try a Wolfgang Puck Pizza Bar – there are two in North Carolina. Try a calamari appetizer while you wait for Wolfgang’s Famous Smoked Salmon Pizza. More in the mood for an elegant dining experience? You have several options to choose from, but you can’t lose with Spago, Wolfgang’s flagship restaurant, located in Beverly Hills, California. Here, sample sauteed Hama Hama oysters, curry, and cucumber relish, or feast on veal filet mignon tartar.
- Masaharu Morimoto The Iron Chef has restaurants in Philadelphia, New York City, Boca Raton, Waikiki, and Napa Valley. In Philadelphia, try Omakase, a chef’s choice tasting menu that lets you experience a range of samples of Morimoto restaurant dishes. There is also an Omakase beverage option that pairs a specific beverage chosen to complement each Omakase dish. In Napa Valley, order braised black cod, or try the “angry chicken.” And you won’t want to miss the sushi and sashimi menu in the New York City restaurant.
You’ve come to expect excellent performances from these charismatic chefs when you see them on TV, so why not experience the excellence of their culinary creations in person? The next time you’re hungry in a city that is home to celebrity chef’s restaurant, give yourself a treat and try one out.
