The winning bidder receives all 9 volumes of Emeril Lagasse's cookbooks. Emeril Lagasse, the man who makes New Orleans food new and exciting, is known to all food-loving Americans and consistently receives praise from food critics. Emeril established himself as one of the world's top chefs at the legendary Commander's Palace restaurant in New Orleans, where he was executive chef for 7 1/2 years. He is now the chef-proprietor of six restaurants, a national television personality and a best-selling author of a series of Emeril Cookbooks. The Food Network's "The Essence of Emeril" and "Emeril Live" reach over 50 million homes daily. Emeril is also the food correspondent for ABC's "Good Morning America."