By Emeril Lagasse and Jessie Tirsch. "At the forefront of an extraordinary culinary renaissance is Emeril Lagasse and his new book, Emeril's New New Orleans Cooking. As chef-proprietor of New Orlean's award-winning restaurant Emeril's, he fuses the rich traditions of Creole cookery with the best of America's regional cuisines and adds a vibrant new palette of tastes, ingredients, and styles."