Emeril Lagasse Tours His Favorite New Orleans Food Spots I Condé Nast Traveler

Emeril Lagasse takes Condé Nast Traveler’s Editor in Chief Pilar Guzmán on a tour of his adopted hometown. The globe-trotting host of Amazon’s Eat The World shows us all of his favorite spots, from NoLA's best Vietnamese at Pho Tau Bay to the most satisfying, down-home po-boys at Domilese’s. Don't watch this video if you're hungry.
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Emeril Lagasse Tours His Favorite New Orleans Food Spots I Condé Nast Traveler

[@erndawg001]

I have eaten at Emeril's twice and have NEVER been disappointed. The food is amazing and the service is IMPECCABLE. It is somewhat expensive, but very well worth it. I never have a problem paying a lot of money for great food and even better service. Every time I go to NOLA I will eat there.

[@HNIN1973]

Wish he still had a show

[@phi376]

He NAILED it. I live Uptown and he hit all our favorite spots. That was a no fluff representation of New Orleans without the hype or tourist traps. Great job!

[@kleinermenzel5700]

phi376 How is the weather in January?

[@Lanchoooo]

Kleiner Menzel perfect and you can avoid Marti Gras.... End of April first of May is Jazz Fest!! Bit warm and expensive... spent a decade there after Katrina.... no regrets!

[@MJTripp]

Going to be Uptown end of September.. Can’t WAIT!!!

[@Thepharcyde4ever]

Emeril got me into watching cooking shows a long time ago. Havent stopped since

[@alanleslie7751]

I ate at NOLA when I visited. I had the best meal I ever ate. And the price was not extreme. Emeril is a virtuoso.

[@jenpaulhome1]

Emeril you amazing man! You completely changed the food industry and how the public looks at food and how we cook. An amazing accomplishment. Thank you so much for BBQ Shrimp! Oh my god great. Jen

[@69Muscle]

I just spent a week in New Orleans - my new favorite city. The best Po boy I had ( sorry, didn't make it to Domillise's ) was at Parkway Tavern. Johnnies was very good too. Best dinners; K-Paul's, Bayona, Brennan's, and Carrollton Market.

[@bo_mccroskey]

No offense to Emeril, but Parkway Bakery is THE BEST poboys in New Orleans! (It's more of a bar or a house than a bakery)

[@revmatic32]

Parkway is the best shrimp po boy for sure. Other places may do other po boys better.

[@guidototh6091]

Best thing about this video. He got people to notice all the wonderful food in NOLA outside the French Quarter.

[@cayenneman08]

Karl Sr. is wearing a "Pho-King" hat!!! That one almost slid by me. Hilarious.

[@MichelleS234]

I'm glad, Emeril mentioned Leah Chase, as one of his consultants on his dessert dish. 🙏😘

[@Soda3000Pop]

I prefer acme oyster house for poboys, deanies for seafood platters, dookey chases for gumbo, willie maes for fried chicken, neyows, little dizzys, cafe dolphin,Laura’s, go to tramain!❤

[@ethanedwards7557]

He’s much less annoying in this video , more relaxed and easy to take.

[@jamieprimeaux275]

I've been to 3 of the 4 hot spots they landed and truly believe in those being the old and the new NOLA. Concluding with cocktails at the ACE hotel on the terrace, bringing back great memories.. and very, thumping headaches the next morning!

[@MrMcurtis08]

amazing i LOVE HIM!!!!

[@MrKarmapolice97]

Oh I throughly enjoyed this I need to go to New Orleans

[@treeoflifeist]

Man,loved the artwork in meril.

[@algernon5776]

Emeril speaks the Truth. Those places are incredible

[@michaelwas8549]

Glad I saw this, coming down next Sunday for a few days with my wife.

[@ThatsmeJoanne]

Cant wait to visit next week!

[@ras124]

Giddyup!!!

[@btwarner2124]

Best food City in the states.

[@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM]

Miss USA 2018 in Shreveport LA kzbin.info/www/bejne/oXOUdYKFp5lmsJY

[@alison2649]

Man the food at Meril looks to-die-for!

[@tiffprendergast]

I love ya New Orleans & emeril

[@williambagley5415]

NOLA is a great town...gotta get back there and do a culinary/alchohol tour 😉

[@nolaboyteroylee9794]

Thank you Chef Emerald for Pushing me to Be the Chef that I am Today 😎👍🏽⚜️🌎💯

[@techcommandosinc4147]

Great video, well done

[@aracelicuevas3442]

2021 I celebrate my bday on emerils delicious never disappointed I been in nola 2 times and see you next year

[@stevenforman3044]

I liked it. 👍

[@newphonewhodis1035]

Sno balls!!! And Pandoras is my favorite. If you ever visit its on carrolton. Oh and get gelato at brocattos!! On carrolton and canal!

[@kalebeyond8579]

That's Vietnamese Pho also those shrimp wraps😋🤙🏽

[@germanncreekfarm62]

When he was talking about the humidity... when I lived in New Orleans, the humidity was the BIGGEST draw back to baking. I could bake a loaf of bread on Monday and by Thursday, the baking conditions would be totally different.

[@tyraezekiel9293]

BAM! BAM!

[@donnamarie4859]

Definitely going to go to Meril this time around in 2018!

[@tigerbait2617]

I had the honor of sitting shoulder to shoulder with Pete Fountain at NOLA's. I've at least for that one.

[@phillipsmom6252]

Commanders Palace..... Best meal that I ever ate in my life.

[@bronerblows]

@Ronnie Civella you're a fool

[@rellik9101]

That’s my city💪🏻

[@aviolentpurple9925]

This is the real deal

[@Autumn-Mist]

Thank you. It ended 2 soon.

[@1LSWilliam]

Mahhhhhhhvelous.

[@pattyfigueroa5609]

Enrealidad se ve buena la comida

[@RABthefirst]

I have met all the family fro Pho Tau Bay. They are people who want to feed you.

[@kademorgan6265]

It’s called Sno Balls hawt

[@CSAAV504]

What is this song at the end of the video??

[@derek6460]

RIP Morning Call, so disappointed they got pushed out and yet another Cafe Dumonde took over 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@hopkinsdrums]

New Morning Call close by thankfully. Just not as scenic unfortunately

[@godfirst3595]

1 authentic po'boy with gloves please!

[@josephbergmann823]

They're called Sno-balls down here in NOLA 😂😂

[@darkwood777]

He should know better, but it just shows his roots are in the New England area and not New Orleans.

[@TheodoreHowse]

Pho Tau Bay was closed for two years because their original building on The Westbank in Gretna was bought out by Wal Mart... not "just cause" lol

[@TheOzzyMartin1]

and thats not mid city this is a mess lol

[@newphonewhodis1035]

I just left about the same comment,lol i was raised on evergreen. My brother cleaned the freezer out and that sob stank,lol

[@jshshh1041]

the "just cause" was referring to why he grew the beard

[@darkwood777]

@@TheOzzyMartin1 Pretty close. It is the medical center district that spills over into mid-city.

[@charlesfoutch1132]

I ate at Domilese's and it is hard to find then hard to find parking. Then the shrimp tasted old not fresh.

[@sonnguyen-lo2sm]

Yo didn't know he digging the vietnamese foods!

[@wbarke1]

yaaassss

[@WESTFREE2]

Popeyes on Canal Street beats them all!

[@richardlacey4923]

Lmfao

[@voiceofreason2674]

I mean it’s true that Popeyes is closed right now. But when it reopens it’s gonna go right back to being the best chicken in the world. That Popeyes location has multiple iron chefs in the back it’s a whole conspiracy

[@CSAAV504]

I need the song at the end of this video

[@CSAAV504]

Ram Ron I got it already

[@Soxruleyanksdrool]

What.....no Antoine's? I always heard Antoine's was THE place to eat in New Orleans.

[@tigerbait134]

Soxruleyanksdrool you know how many spots there are in the city? The mom and pop joints are just as good if not better than the 5 star places. It’s a wonder why we are the fattest yet happiest people out there

[@garcel1251]

@@tigerbait134 facts! If u want great food go to the hole im the walls ... Never liked crawfish till i went to Soles seafood in Uptown

[@voiceofreason2674]

Antoine is the oldest restaurant in America and the food is good and reasonably priced. But it is a senior citizen spot so it doesn’t get promoted often. You do have to go though the building is huge and they’ll give you a tour. And if you’re into wine it is the best place in New Orleans they have multiple somms on staff and have a dungeon of a wine cellar worth millions

[@carigmotta6555]

Does casamentos have charboil oysters?

[@natmarie2249]

Cari G Motta .. yes they do! Delicious!

[@stephenkolman5727]

Ferdi sandwich at mothers please.

[@MyREDTAIL]

Emeril has really packed on the pounds the last few years He still is the best Chef ever that was on the Food Network on his Live show miss it Chef

[@walkingthroughneworleans3660]

Morning Call isn't there anymore. Cafe du Monde outbid Morning Call and won the bid to run the building there. Morning Call is actually only 3 years younger than Cafe du Monde. Cafe du Monde has become the touristy place while Morning Call is more for locals.

[@DonNaReD2269]

Walking Through New Orleans I am visiting New Orleans in April and was watching a bunch of vlogs and videos to write down authentic places to eat. Morning call was at the top of the list and I was sad when i did my research and found out that they closed for good smh 😢

[@kerwinRaulsonsookram]

🔥🔥🔥⚜️🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹♨️💯💓🌺🤔EMRIL DOESNT KNO IT!!! BUT EMRIL HAS INFLUENCED TRINIDAD AN TOBAGOs COOKIN SINCE DE 90S...... EMRIL IS HIGHLY RESPECTED HERE.......WE LOVE DE BIG GUY!!!!....🌺💓💯♨️🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹🇹⚜️🔥🔥🔥

[@gac5936]

Boy do I miss her.

[@cutupqueen1]

RIP Morning Call

[@cutupqueen1]

RIP Pho Tau Bay also

[@sabrinaclarkkent8660]

What happened to these places? We’re they bought out? Have they been relocated? I’m planning a trip for either August or October I really wanted to try these 2

[@nickash9936]

What happen to willie may,s scoth house emeril ??

[@KhalidHussain-zy8zn]

no visit to new orleans is complete without eating in cafe du mode and mothers not covered here

[@midnyteblues]

Hahaha. Silly tourist. Cafe Du Monde isn’t what it used to be. I’ve lived in or around NOLA most of my life, I should know.

[@barnabydodd8956]

He went to Morning Call in City Park for beignets at the beginning of the video. Morning Call has been around for 150 years. Cafe Du Monde has been around for 158 years. So they have both been competitors for that long, and both are great.

[@midnyteblues]

To each their own. I went in a few months ago at 530 AM and was served burnt old coffee and cold stale beignets. For a placeof that so called prestige, that’s horrible. I’ll leave that nonsense for the drunken fools. @@barnabydodd8956

[@barnabydodd8956]

@@midnyteblues I went to Morning Call in City Park the week between Christmas and New Years. Good beignets and cafe au lait. I went to Cafe Du Monde like a month before that and it was good too. Either you just happened to catch them at a bad time, or I just happened to catch them at a good time. Who knows.

[@leftydiablo]

I agree that Cafe du Monde is great, but Mothers is just 'ok'. They are a tourist trap. They are beyond rude.

[@Asoka-great]

If GW Bush was a chef, he might sound and look like Emeril :-)

[@GoriBeringeifan332]

Before or after Katrina?

[@voiceofreason2674]

What lmao? Why? Bush isn’t fat or have that type of accent ? Bush doesn’t drink beer anymore Emeril clearly does tho

[@jimbobogie8204]

At the beginning of the video he mentioned that he worked at Commanders Palace. It's the flagship of the Brennan family's many New Orleams restaurants-the Brennans own more restaurants than Emeril. It's a must...just save your pennies!

[@annbush1826]

Professional jealousy=== the top place for both food and ambience is Galatoire.s. My dad's favorite was Commander's. We lived in the Lower Pontalba, so TUJAQUE'S was just around the corner with the best shrimp jambalaya. Bon Ton had the world's best bread pudding ==and whisky sauce. Bon apetit! No trip to New Orleans would be the real experience without staying at the Hotel Monteleone.

[@patribbing6756]

casamentos poboy ain't got nothing on Kirbys ;)

[@natmarie2249]

Haven't tried kirbys, only place I eat seafood is Casamento's. It's always fresh, and it's absolutely the best! Soft shell crab sandwich is AMAZING! Try it out!

[@Anonymous-nj2ow]

if you name your kid Carl Jr, you are an american treasure

[@MT-tu8qd]

Who is that girl ?

[@peytonaubin2532]

I can't believe he called them sno-cones

[@tigerbait134]

Lloyd Bonafide they are most certainly not snow cones. You could get shot in parts of this state for calling it a snow cone

[@pattisue5739]

@@tigerbait134 I've lived in south Louisiana all of my life and we've always called them snow cones.

[@carigmotta6555]

tigerbait134 what do you call it ?

[@bethkennedy176]

@@carigmotta6555 they're snow balls.

[@Tubebrerry]

Why is Pilar so attractive?

[@tompipps3383]

TOM PIPPS . FOAM - BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA USA . HI HELLO .

[@ariellee1046]

ariel genevieve stanley

[@Kradle]

Wait...beignets and no cafe du monde? What?

[@guidototh6091]

The Morning Call in City Park is now run by the Cafe du Monde. The quality is the same, parking is easier but, yeah, nothing beats the atmosphere of the original.

[@hottubz1965]

I wonder how many beard hairs of Jr have been consumed by customers?

[@vjneglur]

The blue lady was so stiff n awkward on camera

[@tsham5940]

Neither of them is a tony bourdain.

[@clintwhatley7981]

Port of Call. Mmm. Drago,s....mmmm

[@justifiedlife1595]

Such a shame they tore the horse/rider statue down. I never knew who it was, or who it represented, ..didn't care, I just thought it was very picturesque when I went there to visit. Hope their happy and it's "changed their lives". (yea right, I doubt it).

[@klskin]

Not Andrew Jackson’s statue that was removed. It was P.G.T. Beauregard.

[@justifiedlife1595]

@@klskin thanks for letting me know!

[@voiceofreason2674]

Bro the roast beef at domilise is trash and so is park way that gravy they use is fake out of a box stuff. Honestly if you wanna keep it real the best roast beef poboy is at pastime in baton rouge no fake gravy

[@IslenoGutierrez]

Why are they showing Vietnamese food? Thats not New Orleans food. That’s foreign to most native New Orleanians. For real tho.

[@voiceofreason2674]

It’s popular asl nowadays and you gotta try the Vietnamese poboys if you eat pork they got a slamming grilled pork ban mi poboy

[@AngelDollGypsyy]

IG @anaegian.ali 🦋🌻🌸💖💕

[@cocoapuff134]

So Vietnamese taking place of original blacks that made new orleans

[@yomamapwnz]

Cocoa Puff sounds like blacks should get off their asses and make good food.

[@travelsincolor9393]

@@yomamapwnz you're joking, right? 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@natlenan6743]

15 mins of pro gentrification shlock

[@matthewstout8721]

Not one hint of Dooky Chase. Total sham.

[@mrbear1302]

EWWWWWWW!!!!!!!! Where is his beard-net???????

[@xxgo0kst3rxx]

pho tau bay...tan dinh is better

[@silverTabbed]

62 people are psychopaths.

[@denisewilliams751]

Emeril this are not true New Orleans trademark restaurants and you know it! Why didn't you take her for authentic New Orleans soul food like Mother's, Dunbar's or the famous Dooky Chase by Mrs. Leah Chase. There was also the famous Gene's po-boys! This is why ppl in New Orleans don't really like Emeril. He trained at Commander's Palace stole recipes and try to say they were his! You are not a true New Orleanian you're just someone who has used us for fame and fortune!

[@alexd6380]

Denise Williams he is a complete douche in real life . I can’t stand him

[@natmarie2249]

Casamento's Restaurant has been in business since 1919. It's a New Orleans LANDMARK! 100 years still run by the same family.. 4 generations now. Plus, with all due respect, the video is about HIS favorite places.. not yours.

[@natmarie2249]

Ronnie Civella.. they do have the best suppliers in town. It's one of the reasons Casamento's never runs out of oysters when so many other places do!

[@karenhampton9693]

@Denise Williams True that. .I was wondering where the authenticity was with the New Orleanians food.

[@voiceofreason2674]

I agree mostly but I don’t think the magazine people would’ve let emeril take them to dookie chase cuz of the name and have to explain it

[@Brockboyz]

60% population New Orleans is black, you telling me you couldn't highlight one black own restaurant? I guess Emeril right, HIS ... NEW New Orleans.... get out here!

[@urbanviii6557]

At the beginning showing him meeting the presenter, he has his shirt tails out, for a good reason. What used to be an energetic young chef on beginning of the Food Network in the mid-90s, has eaten too much, and has much more than a middle-age spread. He's fat. But, funnily, his bank account is probably much fatter. Great city he's revisiting.

[@devinthomas4866]

Guess what...fat happens!! No biggy

[@ProfessorGuilbeau]

That uncovered beard in the kitchen is disgusting.

[@DrVonNostrand]

Host is stuck up and condescending.

[@tommahnke]

Woman was annoying, she is a writer can she not come up with words besides 'delicious and perfect' ? He picked great spots though.

[@phill8005]

Emeril is not a Cajun and he is not a creole New Orleanian. He has made a lot of money off of these people.

[@slimpickens9135]

Phil L stfu ya jackass snob!!!

[@alanhall7058]

Who cares? He has brought a lot of tourist and food lovers to NOLA.... BAM!

[@labratamber]

@Blaire Ronzel he is Portuguese

[@conni70]

@Blaire Ronzel ...his father is French-Canadian and his mother is Portuguese..

[@MyREDTAIL]

So what God Bless him your just envy of him pal.

[@dellwright4829]

tourist traps.

[@LS-ng1sf]

This is not New Orleans as I knew it. I wouldn't eat at these places. Sorry, Emeril but not my New Orleans restaurant choices.

[@Tubebrerry]

So, don't keep us in the dark, L S, what are your choices, so we can line 'em up next to Emeril's and compare.

[@ericgil6664]

Yeah what are the good spots then?!?

[@MimiKeel]

Katrina washed all of the culture away. It's over.

[@slappy8941]

Well it's his video, and not yours, isn't it?

[@ras124]

Whats your choices, Popeyes and Mcdonalds?

[@stndrds79]

Most Of this city filthy dirty I been there

[@kademorgan6265]

stndrds79 u just went to the French quarter I bet fuckin tourist

[@kevin1seven923]

Almost Every city is

[@klyn9966]

Many places all over the world are dirty. I absolutely fell in love with this amazing city when I visited. Can’t wait to go again!