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79-454: Raised by a single mother, Hagar and his three siblings grew up in a low-income household in Fontana, California . The family often relied on public assistance from local food banks and other support organizations. In an interview with Marin, Hagar attributed his success, in part, to the financial hardship of his upbringing: "It's where all my drive comes from. I was willing to work hard to ensure I

158-461: A concert to benefit pediatric brain tumor research at UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital. The inaugural Acoustic-4-A-Cure concert was held at San Francisco's Fillmore Theater on May 16, 2014. In addition to Hagar and Hetfield, it featured performances by "five decades of rock royalty," including Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day , Heart's Nancy Wilson, Pat Monahan of Train and Joe Satriani . The sold-out concert raised $ 100,000 to underwrite

237-465: A spice blend of his own concoction that he frequently uses in his cooking, and which is commercially available in several flavors. He also often suggested that viewers of his show create their own spice blends that reflect their personal tastes and be unafraid to use them to customize the dishes he would teach. In early 1997, Emeril Live began production. Later that year, the show won a Cable Ace Award for "Best Informational Show" of 1997. Lagasse

316-531: A 60,000-square-foot (5,600 m ) outpatient center and medical office building supported by San Antonio Community Hospital. Services currently available from SSAMP are urgent care, diagnostic radiology, physician offices, and a pharmacy. The facility also includes a 3,000-square-foot (280 m ) educational suite where community lectures, health screenings, awareness campaigns, maternity and CPR classes are held. The Fontana Police Department employs 207 sworn officers, as well as civilian personnel. The department

395-598: A Tiny Tot program. The Don Day Neighborhood Center is a community recreation center located in South Fontana. Attached to the center is an outside pool that is only opened for the summer. They have open rooms used for programs like mixed martial arts, dance, fitness, gymnastics and events. There is a Tiny Tot Program affiliated with the center as well. The center is also combined with Southridge Park, which has tennis courts, basketball courts, mountain bike trails, baseball fields, playgrounds, and open spaces. Upon opening to

474-609: A chef. He attended Johnson & Wales in 1978. Many years later, the school awarded him an honorary doctorate . Lagasse graduated from the culinary school at Johnson & Wales University 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

553-629: A council composed of a mayor and four councilmembers, it uses a council-manager form of government. The mayor, city clerk, and city treasurer are elected at-large to serve four-year terms, while councilmembers are elected by district, also serving four-year terms. According to the city's most recent Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the city's various funds had $ 348.0 million in Revenues, $ 224.0 million in expenditures, $ 1,371.6 million in total assets, $ 754.1 million in total liabilities, and $ 251.3 million in cash and investments. In 2021, city leadership

632-476: A culinary test kitchen for cookbook and recipe development, and a boutique store for his signature products. As of 2023, his company owns five restaurants. In December 2022, Lagasse was named as the Chief Culinary Officer for Carnival Cruise Lines , which announced he would collaborate extensively on Carnival's fleetwide menu. Lagasse first appeared on television on the show Great Chefs where he

711-520: A dollar to somebody and have it go right into their pocket. I want to put food on the table." In addition to direct donations, the Hagar Family Foundation works to bring attention to the need for local hunger relief in tour markets; among other awareness-raising efforts, a version of the video for the Van Halen song " Right Now " that incorporated information about community food banks

790-516: A large steel mill in the area. It is now a regional hub of the trucking industry, with the east–west Interstate 10 and State Route 210 crossing the city and Interstate 15 passing diagonally through its northwestern quadrant. The city is about 46 miles (74 km) east of Los Angeles . The United States Census Bureau reported that Fontana's 2020 population was 208,393, making it the second-most-populous city in San Bernardino County and

869-469: A live studio audience was added in the change from Essence of Emeril to Emeril Live . Lagasse hosted a daily series, Emeril Green , which aired on Discovery Channel 's eco-lifestyle network Planet Green . The show focused on cooking with organic, locally grown and seasonal produce, and was filmed on location at Whole Foods Markets across the United States. From April to July 2010, Lagasse hosted

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948-586: A means of keeping his studio crew awake, alert and focused. When Emeril first began at Food Network, he would tape seven shows a day, from seven in the morning until two in the afternoon. The interjection soon proved a hit with viewers. "Kick it up a notch", "Aw, yeah, babe" and "Feel the love", are usually said before or after adding something spicy to a dish, or after the reaction to adding something. When frying or making dishes like sausage, Lagasse advocated using genuine lard, boasting, "Pork fat rules!" This style developed fully, and Lagasse became more comfortable when

1027-471: A result of his actions. After Perez falsely confessed, he was left alone in the interrogation room, where he was captured on video trying to hang himself. Perez's missing father was confirmed to be alive the same day. In May 2024, Fontana agreed to settle a lawsuit by Perez against the city for $ 898,000. Emeril Lagasse Emeril John Lagasse III ( / ˈ ɛ m ə r əl l ə ˈ ɡ ɑː s i / EM -ə-rəl lə- GAH -see ; born October 15, 1959)

1106-573: A second time to a fashion designer, Tari Hohn, but that too ended in divorce, and had no children. Lagasse was married a third time on May 13, 2000, to a real estate broker, Alden Lovelace. He and Lovelace had two children, with one of his children, E. J., also involved in culinary industry. In 2011, Lagasse and his family moved to Destin, Florida . Lagasse's mother, Hilda Medeiros Lagasse, died on August 24, 2016. His father, Emeril Jr., died in March 2024. Lagasse has written cookbooks including: Lagasse

1185-523: A wide variety of cooking TV shows, including the long running Food Network shows Emeril Live and Essence of Emeril , and is associated with several catchphrases , including "Kick it up a notch!" and "Bam!" In 2005, Lagasse's portfolio of media, products, and restaurants was estimated to generate US$ 150 million annually in revenue. Emeril John Lagasse III was born on October 15, 1959, in Fall River, Massachusetts . His father, Emeril John Lagassé Jr.,

1264-454: Is 1,237 feet (377 m). The highest elevation within the city limits is approximately 2,600 feet (790 m), in the northernmost part of the Panorama neighborhood of Hunter's Ridge. The lowest point within the city limits is approximately 840 feet (260 m), at the intersection of Etiwanda and Philadelphia avenues, in the extreme southwestern corner of the city. This difference in elevation

1343-455: Is an American celebrity chef , restaurateur , television personality, cookbook author, and National Best Recipe award winner for his "Turkey and Hot Sausage Chili" recipe in 2003. He is a regional James Beard Award winner, known for his mastery of Creole and Cajun cuisine and his self-developed "New New Orleans" style. He is of Portuguese descent on his mother's side, while being of French heritage through his father. He has appeared on

1422-478: Is billed out by the city of Fontana itself. The Fontana community is serviced by KFON-TV (commonly known as Fontana Community Television), a Government-access television (GATV) station. Fontana is home to the Kaiser Permanente-Fontana Hospital. Located on Sierra Avenue, and occupying most of the block between Sierra, Marygold, and Palmetto Avenues, and Valley Boulevard, The campus is one of

1501-606: Is due to the southward slope of the Lytle Creek alluvial fan. The city is frequently affected by the strong, hot and dry Santa Ana winds as they blow through the nearby Cajon Pass of the San Gabriel Mountains, from the Mojave Desert . Fontana can also be extremely hot in summer, well over 100 °F (38 °C). The 2010 United States Census reported that Fontana had a population of 196,069. The population density

1580-579: Is owned by the Japanese company JFE Steel Corporation . The track is currently transforming from a 2-mile oval into a 0.5 mile long short track that is similar in style to the Bristol Motor Speedway . In 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic forced demolition to be pushed back a year. The Lewis Library and Technology Center, opened in 2008 at an estimated cost of over $ 60,000,000, is the largest library in

1659-583: The California State Legislature , Fontana is in the 20th Senate District , represented by Democrat Caroline Menjivar , and in the 47th Assembly District , represented by Republican Greg Wallis . In the United States House of Representatives , Fontana is split between California's 33rd and 35th districts, which are represented by Democrat Pete Aguilar and Democrat Norma Torres , respectively. While most residents of

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1738-467: The UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital began when a friend of Hagar's was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Hagar subsequently met Jean Nakamura, a physician and scientist at the hospital conducting research to reduce the mortality rate of babies born with brain tumors. In 2014, in association with the Hagar Family Foundation, Hagar teamed with Metallica 's James Hetfield to create Acoustic-4-A-Cure,

1817-483: The 1950s and 1960s, Fontana was home to a drag racing strip that was a venue in the NHRA circuit. Mickey Thompson's Fontana International Dragway was also referred to as Fontana Drag City or Fontana Drag Strip. The original Fontana strip is gone, but the owners of NASCAR 's new Auto Club Speedway opened a NHRA-sanctioned drag strip just oustside Fontana in mid-2006. Ro-Val's automobile museum, located on Foothill Boulevard on

1896-530: The 20th largest in the state. Native Americans inhabited the area. Fontana, formerly Rosena from 1898 to 1919, was founded in 1919 by Azariel Blanchard Miller . The name fontana is Italian for fountain or water source; the city is close to the Santa Ana River to the east. Within a few years, it became an agricultural town of citrus orchards, vineyards and chicken ranches and astride U.S. Route 66 (now known as Foothill Boulevard ). The Fontana area

1975-698: The Cucamonga Fault Zone, contiguous with the Sierra Madre Fault Zone, runs through the northern part of the city, along the base of the San Gabriels, notably through the Hunter's Ridge and Coyote Canyon planned communities . It is estimated to be capable of producing earthquakes approximately of magnitude 6.0-7.0. The city's listed elevation, measured from the northeast corner of the intersection of Upland Avenue and Sierra Avenue, downtown by City Hall,

2054-653: The Emeril Lagasse Foundation Hospitality Center at Café Reconcile, and hospitality training at Liberty's Kitchen for at-risk youth preparing healthy school meals. Each fall, the foundation hosts its signature annual fundraiser, Carnivale du Vin, which ranks among the Top Ten U.S. Charity Wine Auctions in Wine Spectator magazine. The Foundation introduced the charity indoor/outdoor food and music fest Boudin, Bourbon & Beer in 2011. In 2013, Lagasse

2133-724: The Fontana City Council. It reopened to the public on July 25, 2008. The Art Depot is one of Fontana's original community centers, and is a specialized Cultural Arts facility. Originally built as a freight depot of the Pacific Electric Railway in 1915, the Art Depot sits alongside the newly landscaped Pacific Electric Trail in the Helen Putnam Historical Plaza. The Art Depot offers art classes, open studio activities, and special events. Auto Club Speedway ,

2212-596: The Fontana Police Department. Among other allegations, the lawsuit alleged that in 1994 Fontana Police tampered with the corpse of Black murder victim Jimmy Earl Burleson by planting a piece of chicken in the decedent's hand, photographing the victim in this pose, and circulating the photo among the Fontana Police Department for a number of years; the photo in question was later published in the San Bernardino County Sentinel in 2017. The lawsuit

2291-557: The Fontana school district The Metrolink rail service to the greater Los Angeles area has a station that runs through the center of town, connecting to downtown Los Angeles and San Bernardino. The city of Fontana is ten minutes away from Ontario International Airport . The city is served by Omnitrans bus service. and VVTA . Private transportation operators that serve the city of Fontana include FuturaNet, El Corre Caminos, TUFESA , Los Limosines, and Santiago Express which serve

2370-532: The Foundation include an outdoor classroom, gardens, fresh foods cafeteria and teaching kitchen at Edible Schoolyard New Orleans and the Orlando Junior Academy's Edible Schoolyard as well as a new culinary kitchen house, an accessible learning kitchen for special needs students at St. Michael Special School, a four-year culinary arts program for high school students at New Orleans Center for Creative Arts ,

2449-615: The Gator in the 2009 New Orleans-set Disney film The Princess and the Frog . In 2006, Lagasse appears as himself in the film Last Holiday , starring Queen Latifah . He is featured as the cooking inspiration to her character and appears in the final scene. In 2012, Lagasse appeared as himself on an episode of the HBO drama series Treme . Lagasse's scene was written by fellow chef (and Treme writer) Anthony Bourdain , who stated afterward that writing

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2528-695: The Lou Ruvo Center for BrainHealth at the Cleveland Clinic, since 2008. Hagar enlisted friends including John Mayer, Rick Springfield, Alice Cooper and Kevin Cronin to perform at the 2023 Power of Love event. Fontana, California Fontana is a city in San Bernardino County, California , United States. Founded by Azariel Blanchard Miller in 1913, it remained essentially rural until World War II , when entrepreneur Henry J. Kaiser built

2607-606: The Nevada Cancer Institute; Emeril Lagasse Foundation ; Farm Aid ; Johnson & Wales University ; the Hana Maui Youth Center ; Second Opinion; and the Keiki Aloha Fund, a program that provides financial support to families of Maui children who were treated off island for major medical conditions. The foundation has supported Keep Memory Alive and its Power of Love Gala,  an annual event that benefits

2686-827: The San Bernardino County Library System. Martin Tudor Jurupa Hills Regional Park, is a 861-acre (348 ha) multi-use park at the northeastern end of Mount Jurupa. The park includes the Mary Vagle Museum & Nature Center, the Martin Tudor Splash Park, and a 5-acre (2.0 ha) ancient Native American historic site. The Cypress Neighborhood Center has in Fontana for over 30 years. Since then, it has undergone some renovations and changed some of its programming. The programming includes ballet, dance, karate, kickboxing, and

2765-501: The associated pollution impacts the community. According to the city's 2023 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, the top employers in the city are: The Center Stage Theater was built in the Art Deco style in 1937, and designed by architect C.H. Boller . The former Fontana (movie) Theater was recently renovated during 2004–2008 after several decades of various other uses, into a live dinner theater, with $ 6,000,000 in funds earmarked by

2844-404: The average family size was 4.0. In the city, 37.8% of the population was under the age of 18, 10.3% was from 18 to 24, 32.4% from 25 to 44, 14.7% from 45 to 64, and 4.7% was 65 years of age or older. The median age was 26 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.2 males. The median income for a household in the city was $ 45,782, and

2923-407: The city are formed by the much older San Gabriel and Jurupa mountain ranges, respectively. The Jurupa Mountains are composed primarily of Cretaceous and Paleozoic - era rocks, as are the San Gabriels, which also include even older, Proterozoic formations. The most prominent of the San Gabriel Mountains visible from Fontana is Cucamonga Peak , elevation 8,859 feet (2,700 m). Additionally,

3002-623: The city attend schools within the Fontana Unified School District , some areas of the city are served by neighboring school districts: There are two options for youth charter schools in Fontana. These schools are chartered through the Victor Valley Union High School District and offer an independent study program and small group classes to obtain a high school diploma. A new charter school will also be ASA Fontana (K-8th grade) located inside Locust school in

3081-633: The city had 212,704 residents. This rapid growth was largely due to the numerous large, new residential developments built in the sparsely populated northern part of the city, as well as with the city's aggressive (and highly successful) campaign to annex several unincorporated, but developed, San Bernardino County areas in 2006–2007. In 2019, the California Air Resources Board advised the City against housing people within 1,000 feet of industrial warehouses because of harmful truck pollution. The city

3160-451: The city of Fontana, like its eastern neighbors Rialto and San Bernardino , is built atop a geologically young, gently southward-sloping alluvial fan from nearby Lytle Creek , deposited mainly during the Holocene and late- Pleistocene epochs . There are also sedimentary deposits of similar age from Etiwanda Creek on the western edge of the city. However, the northern and southern edges of

3239-555: The city. Burrtec offers both regular waste and green waste recycling programs. Fontana is served by five different water companies, but none of their service areas overlap. These companies are: Fontana Water; the Cucamonga Valley Water District; Marygold Mutual Water; and West Valley Water District, and the city of Rialto. Sewage service in the city is provided by the Inland Empire Utilities Agency , but

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3318-1036: The cost of adding two research assistants at Nakamura's lab. Hetfield worked with Hagar on Acoustic-4-A-Cure in 2014, 2015, and 2016. As of 2024, eight Acoustic-4-A-Cure concerts have taken place with performances by artists including Michael Anthony , Joan Baez , Kevin Cronin , Melissa Etheridge , Mick Fleetwood , Dave Grohl , Taylor Hawkins , Chris Isaak , Kris Kristofferson , Tommy Lee , J ohn Mayer, Sarah McLachlan, Pat Benatar and Neil Geraldo, Linda Perry , Adam Sandler , Chad Smith , Rick Springfield , Taj Mahal and Don Was . Bob Weir played at and co-presented Acoustic-4-A-Cure in 2018, 2019, and 2023. The concerts have raised more than $ 1,000,000 for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital since 2014. The Hagar Family Foundation has also made donations to Children's Hospital of Orange County; Tilly's Life Center;  Miracle Flight For Kids, which provides free flights to children for life-saving medical care; HUGS, an organization that supports families with critically ill children;

3397-552: The expenses associated with the care of critically ill children. As of 2024, the foundation has donated more than $ 4 million to local and national organizations. The Hagar Family Foundation has made direct donations to food banks on every tour date in every US city where Hagar has performed since 2008 and additionally donates to charities in the four cities where Hagar's airport restaurants are located. The food banks that are selected circumvent red tape to provide people with reliable and immediate food relief. Hagar said: "I want to give

3476-767: The game wearing a business suit—a rarity for Lagasse who is normally attired in chef's garb. He made a guest appearance on Jon & Kate Plus 8 during the show's 5th season to help celebrate its 100th episode in May 2009. Lagasse has appeared on the Home Shopping Network and QVC . The Emeril Lagasse Foundation, founded in 2002, supports non-profit organizations and educational initiatives that create opportunities for children, especially for those from disadvantaged circumstances, to realize their full potential. Emeril Lagasse Foundation has distributed more than $ 6 million in grants for children's charities. Projects funded by

3555-619: 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

3634-498: The label "Emeril's." The product line includes pasta sauces, marinades, salsas, and Lagasse's signature "Essence" spice blend. In 2004 he lent his name to a line of fresh produce made by Pride of San Juan, branded "Emeril's Gourmet Produce". Lagasse also has two lines of kitchen knives produced by Wüsthof and cookware made by All-Clad , as well as a line of kitchen electrical appliances made by T-Fal . On February 19, 2008, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia announced it had acquired

3713-568: The largest healthcare facilities in the Inland Empire Region. The various facilities are also among the tallest and largest buildings in the city (other than industrial distribution centers). The hospital is home to sixty different specialized departments, plus emergency care. Located in the north end of the city, along the "Miracle Mile" of Sierra Lakes Parkway and the 210 freeway, is the Sierra San Antonio Medical Plaza,

3792-483: 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's restaurant company, The Emeril Group, is located in New Orleans and houses restaurant operations,

3871-447: The median income for a family was $ 46,957. Males had a median income of $ 36,062 versus $ 26,305 for females. The per capita income for the city was $ 14,208. About 12.2% of families and 14.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 18.2% of those under age 18 and 10.3% of those age 65 or over. Fontana's economy is driven largely by industrial uses, particularly trucking-based industries. Public funding assists in reducing

3950-538: The menu at the restaurant. Lagasse teamed with fellow Food Network personality Mario Batali in a tag battle against Bobby Flay and White House executive chef Cristeta Comerford on an episode of Iron Chef America which aired on January 2, 2010. Lagasse served as the "Menu Master" of the TNT cooking competition show On the Menu , which ran for one season in 2014. The show was hosted by Ty Pennington . In 1996, Lagasse

4029-653: The population) lived in households, 216 (0.1%) lived in non-institutionalized group quarters, and 228 (0.1%) were institutionalized. There were 49,116 households, out of which 29,465 (60.0%) had children under the age of 18 living in them, 30,245 (61.6%) were opposite-sex married couples living together, 8,074 (16.4%) had a female householder with no husband present, 4,125 (8.4%) had a male householder with no wife present. There were 3,447 (7.0%) unmarried opposite-sex partnerships , and 317 (0.6%) same-sex married couples or partnerships . 4,801 households (9.8%) were made up of individuals, and 1,633 (3.3%) had someone living alone who

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4108-417: The population) lived in owner-occupied housing units and 60,768 people (31.0%) lived in rental housing units. According to the 2010 United States Census, Fontana had a median household income of $ 64,195, with 15.0% of the population living below the federal poverty line. As of the census of 2000, there were 128,929 people, 34,014 households, and 29,013 families residing in the city. The population density

4187-408: The population. There were 34,014 households, out of which 57.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.5% were married couples living together, 15.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 10.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 3.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.8 and

4266-678: The predominately the Hispanic community seeking transportation to Tijuana , Gomez Palacio , Las Vegas and El Paso . Fontana receives electrical power through Southern California Edison . Gas service is provided by the Southern California Gas Company . Telephone and DSL Internet service are through AT&T and Frontier Communications , though Frontier serves a smaller portion of the city. Charter Communications also provides cable television and cable Internet access. Burrtec Waste provides rubbish and trash collection throughout

4345-439: The public on October 25, 2008, Fontana Park (located in the northern part of the city at Summit Avenue and Lytle Creek Road), is now the city's second largest municipal park, featuring a large community center (Jessie Turner Health and Fitness Community Center), aquatic center, skate park, dog park, basketball gym, sports pavilion, and several child-oriented play areas. Fontana is a general law city ; it has no city charter. Led by

4424-555: The rights to all Emeril products including cookware, cookbooks, television shows, and food products in a $ 50 million agreement. Lagasse retains rights to his restaurants and corporate offices. Lagasse met his first wife, Elizabeth Kief, while working at the Venus De Milo Restaurant in Swansea, Massachusetts , to pay his way through school. They had two children from their marriage. After Kief and Lagasse divorced, Lagasse married

4503-408: The scene was "a dream" for him because it showed a sadder, more burdened side of Lagasse, which existed in real life but was rarely shown in his television appearances. In 1998, he became a food correspondent for ABC's Good Morning America , which he continues today. Lagasse acted as Grand Marshal of the 2008 Tournament of Roses Parade and presided over the nationally telecast coin-toss before

4582-577: The series Emeril Tailgates for The Roku Channel. Emeril now hosts Eat the World with Emeril Lagasse on Amazon Prime Video produced by Ugly Brother Studios . Its first season was released for streaming on September 9, 2016. In 2017 the show won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program as well as for Single-Camera Editing The television show features Emeril and internationally known chefs such as Angela Dimayuga , Danny Bowien , Mario Batali , Aarón Sánchez, José Andrés and others, traveling

4661-452: The styles of cuisine at Lagasse's restaurants are not all the same. Delmonico Steakhouse at The Venetian in Las Vegas is a classic steakhouse with a Creole flair, and Emeril's Coastal Italian serves seafood-heavy, Italian-inspired fare. Lagasse has a wide range of branded products. On June 8, 2000, he signed a deal with B&G Foods to create a line of dry grocery products marketed under

4740-559: The weekly variety program The Emeril Lagasse Show , which aired on Sundays on Ion Television . In September 2011, he hosted the Hallmark Channel show, Emeril's Table . It was cancelled after one season. In 2013, Lagasse began hosting the Cooking Channel show Emeril's Florida . The show aired for five seasons, from 2013 to 2017. Starting in 2022, Lagasse hosted the series Emeril Cooks on The Roku Channel . He also hosted

4819-485: The western outskirts between Fontana and Cucamonga, was the home for many classic automobiles of the 1920s and 1930s, including a huge vehicle once owned by screen actor Fatty Arbuckle . When the Ro-Val museum closed, the vehicles were sold to Bill Harrah , a Nevada casino owner and automobile collector, who placed them on display in the museum located at his casino. In 2000, the city had a total population of 128,929; by 2020,

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4898-449: The world and trying local favorites. In 2009, Lagasse joined Bravo's Top Chef as a judge. He also was a guest judge during season 9 of Top Chef: Texas in 2011 and joined the judges' table for seasons 10 and 11 in Seattle and New Orleans, respectively. During season 11 of Top Chef: New Orleans , Emeril's Restaurant was the featured location and the episode's winning dish was featured on

4977-422: Was 28.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.7 males. There were 51,857 housing units at an average density of 1,222.1 units per square mile (471.9 units/km ), of which 33,862 (68.9%) were owner-occupied, and 15,254 (31.1%) were occupied by renters. The homeowner vacancy rate was 2.6%; the rental vacancy rate was 6.0%. 134,857 people (68.8% of

5056-419: Was 3,569.7 inhabitants per square mile (1,378.3/km ). There were 35,908 housing units at an average density of 994.2 units per square mile (383.9 units/km ). The racial makeup of the city was 45.0% White , 11.8% African American , 1.1% Native American , 4.4% Asian , 0.3% Pacific Islander , 31.9% from other races , and 5.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino residents of any race were 57.7% of

5135-469: Was 4,620.8 inhabitants per square mile (1,784.1/km ). The racial makeup of Fontana was 92,978 (47.4%) White (15.4% Non-Hispanic White), 19,574 (10.0%) African American , 1,957 (1.0%) Native American , 12,948 (6.6%) Asian , 547 (0.3%) Pacific Islander , 58,449 (29.8%) from other races , and 9,616 (4.9%) from two or more races. There were 130,957 people of Hispanic or Latino origin, of any race (66.8%). The Census reported that 195,625 people (99.8% of

5214-401: Was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.98. There were 42,444 families (86.4% of all households); the average family size was 4.18. In the city, 64,521 people (32.9%) were under the age of 18, 22,995 people (11.7%) aged 18 to 24, 57,646 people (29.4%) aged 25 to 44, 39,823 people (20.3%) aged 45 to 64, and 11,084 people (5.7%) were 65 years of age or older. The median age

5293-464: Was a guest on the animated show Space Ghost Coast to Coast , where he and other chefs, including Martin Yan , prepared meals for Space Ghost . Lagasse briefly starred on Emeril , a TV sitcom on NBC during the 2001 fall season with Robert Urich , in which he played a fictionalized version of himself. It was canceled after eleven episodes. He provides the voice of hot-tempered alligator named Marlon

5372-512: Was a racetrack that played host to the NASCAR Cup Series and Xfinity Series , along with former IndyCar Series events. It is located in an unincorporated area just outside of Fontana. It is built on the former site of the Kaiser Steel mill. The large smelting furnaces of the mill were sold to China, and the rest remains a working steel mill operated by California Steel Industries , which

5451-688: Was also sued by San Bernardino County, the Center for Biological Diversity, the Sierra Club and the Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice over the approval of West Valley Logistics Center, which violated state environmental laws. In 2021, the city was sued by the State of California Attorney General's office for violation of the California Environmental Quality Act by encouraging warehouse development in low-income areas. Most of

5530-561: Was created.  In several cities, the foundation raised both awareness and money by offering tickets for lawn seats at Hagar shows in exchange for donations to local charities. In St. Louis more than 10,000 seats were given away. The Hagar Family Foundation also sponsored "Blessings in a Backpack" at nine schools in St. Louis; the program provided a weekend's worth of healthy food that needy students picked up in backpacks every Friday and returned every Monday. The Hagars' philanthropic relationship with

5609-583: Was criticized by the California State Controller's Office for paying former city manager Ken Hunt $ 932,623 in 2020, though he had not worked a single day. The city mayor and city council declined to explain why such compensation was warranted for a city manager who had not worked in the city since 2019. The city council also failed to follow the Brown Act , which requires public agencies to specifically list closed-session items for terminations. In

5688-497: Was established in October 1952. In 2013, there was a 60% gap between the minority share of the city's population (85.6%) and that of the Fontana Police Department (25.6%), the largest gap of any city in the US with a population greater than 100,000. In 2016, two members of the Fontana Police Department, David J. Moore Sr. and Andrew Anderson, filed a lawsuit, alleging racial discrimination by

5767-466: Was featured on ten episodes, including Great Chefs, the Louisiana New Garde, New Orleans Jazz Brunch and Great Chefs — Great Cities. From 1993 to 1995 he was the original host of Food Network's How to Boil Water . After several appearances on several other Food Network programs, Lagasse hosted his own show, Essence of Emeril . "Essence" in the title refers to Emeril's Essence, the name of

5846-579: Was from Quebec , and his mother, Hilda Medeiros, was from Portugal . Lagasse stated that he "grew up very Catholic ". Lagasse worked in a Portuguese bakery as a teenager where he discovered his talent for cooking and subsequently enrolled in a culinary arts program at Diman Regional Vocational Technical High School . His talents as a percussionist earned him a scholarship to the New England Conservatory of Music , but he chose instead to attend Johnson & Wales University in hopes of becoming

5925-670: Was honored as James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year. In 2010, Lagasse appeared in a commercial to raise awareness of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill . Also starring in the commercial were Sandra Bullock , Peyton and Eli Manning , Jack Del Rio , Drew Brees , James Carville , Blake Lively , and John Goodman . Lagasse's style of cooking is called "New New Orleans", which uses local Louisiana ingredients in his own interpretation of Creole cuisine, strongly influenced by Asian, Portuguese, Southwestern, and other cultures which themselves influence New Orleans cuisine. However,

6004-409: Was never poor again." He has since sold more than 60 million albums worldwide and founded four spirits brands and 13 restaurants. In 2008, Hagar and his wife, Kari, established the Hagar Family Foundation. Among other causes, the foundation provides direct financial aid to community-based food banks; schools and educational programs; pediatric hospitals; and people in need of housing and/or money to pay

6083-639: Was one of sixteen chefs featured in the 1993 Julia Child series Cooking with Master Chefs . He also appeared on Shop at Home Network (which, like Food Network , was owned by Scripps Networks ), on the From Emeril's Kitchen from 2005 to 2006. The program was discontinued after Scripps liquidated Shop at Home's assets to Jewelry Television in June 2006. On television, Lagasse is known for his light and jovial hosting style as well as several catchphrases, including "Bam!". Emeril's signature catchphrase began simply as

6162-534: Was radically transformed during World War II when Henry J. Kaiser built the Kaiser Steel plant just outside the city limits. At the time, it was one of only two steel mills west of the Mississippi River. To provide for the plant workers' health needs, Henry J. Kaiser constructed the Fontana Kaiser Permanente medical facility, now the largest managed care organization in the United States. In

6241-409: Was settled in 2024. In August 2018, Fontana police coerced a false confession from a man named Thomas Perez Jr. for the murder of his father, after Perez had reported his father missing. Fontana police officers interrogated Perez for 17 hours, falsely claiming that his father had been found dead with stab marks and "wore a toe tag at the morgue," and that they would have Perez's pet dog euthanized as

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