Today the wife and I had the pleasure of attending a taping of “Emeril Live!”. The wife is a big fan of pretty much anything on the Food Network. So you could imagine her excitement when she got the call from a friendly Food Network employee informing her she had won tickets to Emeril Live about a month ago.
The show we attended centered around “Sunday Dinner” and featured a special preparation for pot roast, of which I’m a big fan. The show also featured country music star Martina McBride, of which I’m not such a big fan. I would have preferred Doc Gibbs and the Emeril Live Band.
While I throughly enjoyed the show, it felt a bit like theme park ride. From the prep cooks bringing out the food between commercial breaks to the producers (or whomever) getting the crowd “pumped”. You get that feeling of a “keep arms in the car at all times” speech you receive before going on that big roller coaster ride. Not saying it’s a bad thing, just an observation. I would say the only thing missing from the experience (besides Doc Gibbs) was Emeril’s usual “Bam!” and “Kick it up a notch” catch phrases. We didn’t get either.
Overall we had a great time. The food looked and smelled fantastic. And Emeril himself was a lot of fun and was great playing off the crowd. We were told the episode will air sometime between October and December of this year. I know they film early, but damn! I hope someone told the Martina McBride people who were promoting her new album that came out yesterday.