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| rowid | first_name | last_name | gender | career_sec | personal_sec | info | seed_first_name | seed_last_name | occupation |
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| 82 | Manon | Ahmad | f | Lagasse graduated from the culinary school JWU in 1978 and became Executive Chef at the Dunfey's Hyannis Resort in 1979. He was nominated as Chef of the Year in 1983. In 1982 Lagasse succeeded Paul Prudhomme as executive chef of Commander's Palace in New Orleans under Richard Brennan, Sr. He led the kitchen there for seven and a half years before leaving to open his own restaurant. In 1990 he opened Emeril's in New Orleans. It was designated "Restaurant of the Year" in Esquire magazine that year, and has been a recipient of the Wine Spectator Grand Award since 1999. Many of his restaurants, as well as his corporate office, Emeril's Homebase, are located in New Orleans. In August 2006 Lagasse contributed several recipes to the meal selection aboard the International Space Station, as part of a general NASA effort to improve the quality of the food supply for astronauts. Lagasse's cuisine in particular was selected in the hopes that the spicier fare would offset the reported tendency of microgravity to deaden flavors. Lagasse is the executive chef and proprietor of thirteen restaurants in New Orleans, Las Vegas, Orlando, and Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. | Lagasse met his first wife, Elizabeth Kief, while working at the Venus De Milo Restaurant in Swansea, Massachusetts to pay his way through school. After Kief and Lagasse divorced, Lagasse married a second time to a fashion designer, Tari Hohn, but that too ended in divorce. Lagasse was married a third time on May 13, 2000, to a real estate broker, Alden Lovelace. He and Lovelace had two children. In 2011, Lagasse and his family moved to Destin, Florida. His mother, Hilda Medeiros Lagasse died on August 24, 2016. | ahmad graduated from the culinary school jwu in 1978 and became executive chef at the dunfey's hyannis resort in 1979. sh ewas nominated as chef of the year in 1983. in 1982 ahmad succeeded paul prudhomme as executive chef of commander's palace in new orleans under richard brennan, sr. sh eled the kitchen there for seven and a half years before leaving to open her own restaurant. in 1990 sh eopened manon's in new orleans. it was designated "restaurant of the year" in esquire magazine that year, and has been a recipient of the wine spectator grand award since 1999. many of her restaurants, as well as her corporate office, manon's homebase, are located in new orleans. in august 2006 ahmad contributed several recipes to the meal selection aboard the international space station, as part of a general nasa effort to improve the quality of the food supply for astronauts. ahmad's cuisine in particular was selected in the hopes that the spicier fare would offset the reported tendency of microgravity to deaden flavors. ahmad is the executive chef and proprietor of thirteen restaurants in new orleans, las vegas, orlando, and bethlehem, pennsylvania.ahmad met her first wife, elizabeth kief, while working at the venus de milo restaurant in swansea, massachusetts to pay her way through school. after kief and ahmad divorced, ahmad married a second time to a fashion designer, tari hohn, but that too ended in divorce. ahmad was married a third time on may 13, 2000, to a real estate broker, alden lovelace. sh eand lovelace had two children. in 2011, ahmad and her family moved to destin, florida. her mother, hilda medeiros ahmad died on august 24, 2016. | Emeril | Lagasse | chefs |