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Emeril Lagasse Is Coming to Downtown Austin This Week

Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse is bringing his New Orleans flavor to Austin for a book signing and a five-course dinner this week.

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Celebrity chef Emeril Lagasse is coming to downtown Austin on Oct. 7 for a book signing and an exclusive five-course dinner at Olamaie, a Southern food restaurant on 1610 San Antonio Street.

The Austin Food and Wine Alliance announced Lagasse’s visit on its website.

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“Emeril will be joined by Food & Wine Magazine’s 2015 ‘Best New Chefs’ Michael Fojtasek and Grae Nonas to present a 5-course dinner paired with premium wines and inspired by Lagasse’s just released cookbook, Essential Emeril. Tickets include a personally signed book,” the website says.

Tickets are $175 and there is limited seating. But the Alliance is also giving away tickets on social media.

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Before the “Wine and Dine Dinner,” Lagasse will be at Hotel Ella at 1900 Rio Grande St. to sign his news book, Essential Emeril. Tickets are $35.

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