where were Emeril Lagasse's parents born?

It's a fair question.

Out of all the Emeril biographies, which might mention this obscure trivium?

Well, he's of Portuguese and French Canadian heritage, born in Massachussetts, if StarChefs can be trusted.

Emeril's official bio lists his mom's name--Hilda--but not where she hails from. This bio is silent, too.

Even Wikipedia fails us.

Which brings me to the point: no one cares about their parents anymore. We're all selfish, self-absorbed, self-admiring egomaniacs with no regard for the folks who brought us kicking and screaming into the world, who nurtured us and coddled us and disciplined us when it counted. And no one cares for geography, either. We're so fluid, moving from place to place like mercury on a paper plate, no longer bound by convention or transportation. It's a spiritual loss, really. The local gods are dead, and the abstraction replacing them won't answer our calls.

So you'll never, ever know the answer, unless you can somehow catch Emeril's ear.

No, not even then. All he'll say is "BAM!" His bodyguards speak with their fists.



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