Emeril Lagasse Swings By Austin in October

New Orleans chef, television celebrity, and actor Emeril Lagasse will make his way to Austin on Wednesday, October 7 to promote his newest cookbook, Essential Emeril. He’ll hang out with culinary high school students at Springdale Farm during the day. That evening, there's a dinner at Olamaie which already sold out yesterday. He'll cook dishes from his book with chefs Michael Fojtasek and Grae Nonas. For those who missed out, there will be a book signing cocktail party from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hotel Ella. The $35 ticket includes the cookbook Update, 5:45 p.m.: Eater erroneously reported that the ticket comes with the cookbook, but instead, guests can purchase the book separately at the event. All proceeds from the events will go towards the Austin Food & Wine Alliance.