Bam! Food Network cancels ‘Emeril Live’

Celebrity cooking show has been on the air for 10 years

	Emeril Lagasse works with Martha Stewart on her show preparing a New Orleans-style Thanksgiving dinner on Wednesday, Nov. 14, in New York. Lagasse will continue on the Food Network in other capacities.
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NEW YORK - Food Network is kicking Emeril Lagasse down a notch.

The celebrity chef’s “Emeril Live,” which has been on the air for 10 years, will cease production Dec. 11, Food Network publicist Carrie Welch told The Associated Press.

“However, Emeril is under contract with Food Network,” Welch said Tuesday. “We love him, we support him and look forward to a long partnership with him.”

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Welch wouldn’t comment on Lagasse’s contract.

Asked why the show was canceled, she told the AP: “The only reason would be that it hit a ton of television milestones and, you know, all good things come to an end.”

The Food Network will continue producing Lagasse’s “The Essence of Emeril,” and he will take part in “specials and other development opportunities in the future,” Welch said.

The network will also air reruns of “Emeril Live.”

“I am deeply appreciative to all the unbelievable staff — many who have been with the show since the beginning — and all the loyal viewers, and the many talented guests who have appeared on the show through the years,” Lagasse, 48, said in a statement provided by Welch.

“I look forward to continuing my association with the Food Network with ‘The Essence of Emeril,’ and I have lots of new ideas cooking,” he said.