Emeril Lagasse’s Kids: All About the Famous Chef’s Son E.J. & More

Emeril Lagasse is easily one of the most recognizable celebrity chefs — he put Food Network on the map with his cooking show Emeril Live — and his son is well on his way to becoming famous in his own right. In fact, E.J. Lagasse is already famous in the food world. After taking over his dad’s New Orleans restaurant, he earned two Michelin stars, becoming the youngest chef ever to do so.

Now 23, E.J. is only a few years older than his dad was when he became a parent with his first wife, Elizabeth Kief. They welcomed two daughters. “I was 19 years old, growing up very Catholic,” Emeril told Time in 2023. “I maybe wasn’t so hunky dory as far as being a parent, because I was working 80 hours a week, six days a week, two jobs, trying to make ends meet. And it was very difficult being a parent at the time.”