Discovering Emeril’s Florida
Tampa
I think we’d like to go back to some
of the specific farms and more rural
areas. We talked about citrus during
the show, but we want to go and be on
location visiting an orange grove. It
would also be nice to pace ourselves
and just spend more time in each city.
Any humorous stories to share
that were not on camera?
As I said before, Emeril loves to fish,
and so one day out on the water we
had gone just a little too far out and
it took us a little too long to get back
to shore. We were supposed to make
it back to shoot the sunset for dinner
and nearly missed it. Thankfully there
were lights brought in so we could get
the segment done.
Also, seeing Emeril at the cattle
auction was hilarious. We were at Adams Ranch, one of the oldest ranches in
Florida. You know how those auctioneers talk a mile a minute, well Emeril
got so excited that he hollered his
catchphrase, BAM, and startled the
auctioneer.
Tell us about Emeril’s experience
at Kennedy Space Center.
Not many people know this, but a
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while back Emeril was asked to develop meals for the space program to
add some flavor to their menu. So, the
episode where we visited the Kennedy
Space Center was definitely one of his
favorites. He got to ride in a flight
simulator with former NASA Astronaut, Col. Rick Searfoss.
[I did some research and discovered
Emeril’s menu for the International
Space Station included his signature
Mardi Gras jambalaya, mashed potatoes with bacon, green beans with
garlic, ric RVFF