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Photo by Beverly Poppe
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Thirteen years after opening his first Las Vegas restaurant, coincidentally at the same time he burst onto the Food Network scene, chef and restaurateur Emeril Lagasse can still be found toiling away in his kitchens. Not content to sit back and rest on his laurels, Lagasse is in constant motion between his restaurant life, television career and charity work. While opening his newest restaurant, Table 10, in The Shoppes at The Palazzo, Lagasse took time to tell LVM's Grace Bascos what he thinks are the best things cooking in Las Vegas.
The weather.
As much as people say "It's so hot!," I like the weather.
The people.
And I don't mean the tourist people, I mean the people of Las Vegas. We have a lot of locals who visit our restaurant once or twice a week.
The community aspect.
After opening our third restaurant, Emeril's New Orleans Fish House (at MGM Grand), Las Vegas became very special to me and my family. We have a lot of great friends here and a lot of relationships.
My culinary pals
whom I get inspired by are Mario Batali, Wolfgang (Puck), Charlie Trotter – all have restaurants here. I like hanging with them because it's not just about hanging, it's about being inspired.
The Strip.
I like the funkiness of the Strip.
Entertainment value.
Whether it's shows or music or other things that people are into. The variety of shows here is incredible.
UNLV.
Pretty amazing university. Go Rebels!
McCarran International Airport.
It's pretty efficient for the amount of people that go through, day in and day out.
Convenience.
L.A. is only four hours away. You can ski in two hours, hike and camp in two hours. Lake Mead is great.
Awesome golf courses.
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