BREAKING NEWS: Emeril Lagasse leaving Food Network – Slashfood

I can’t say I’m that surprised with this news.  First Mario Batali left, now Emeril.  I think the Food Network is looking for fresh new faces, and honestly, I think Emeril’s days of being the most popular star on the network are long past him.  They moved “Emeril Live” out of primetime to 7 p.m. EST a few months ago.  I’m going to miss having a constant representative and cheerleader of New Orleans cuisine on the Food Network, but I guess it’s time to move on for both of them..