"the Bede" > wrote in message
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>
> "notbob" > wrote in message
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>> On 2006-07-05, Rich > wrote:
>>
>> > watch him to know that he doesn't have the skills to produce
>> > spectacular
>> > plates fast under pressure.
>>
>> After getting his degree in cooking, Lagase apprenticed in France,
>> then returned to work in NY, Boston, and Philly. Note the term
>> "work". He was then asked to become the exectutive chef at
>> Commander's Palace in New Orleans. One does not get invited to become
>> the head chef of a World famous restaurant by being a schlep in the
>> kitchen.
>>
> IAWTP. just because Emeril has sold out and become a bureaucrat NOW
> doesn't
> mean that he wasn't once the bomb diggity.

But watch him try to form ravioli, or make equal size meatballs. How many
times have you seen him "demonstrate" a task that takes manual dexterity,
then place his messy product on a tray of perfectly formed, uniform examples
made by his staff in the back? Also, his knife skills, or lack of them, make
it clear that he missed the prep-station in his education and experience. I
think that Commander's Palace chose him for his executive skills, not his
cooking finesse.


--Rich