The Massachusetts-born Lagasse opened his first restaurant, Emeril’s, in 1990, followed by NOLA in the French Quarter in 1993. Lagasse’s culinary career began in New Orleans in 1982, when at just 23 years old he took over Commander’s Palace.

Those three counter-service restaurants have all recently opened, while luxe international sushi brand Nobu is set to open its first New Orleans restaurant in the casino in 2024. A mini-food hall is home to three well-known names: Bobby Flay’s Bobby’s Burgers Buddy Valastro’s PizzaCake and a restaurant from chef Nina Compton called Nina’s Creole Cottage.

Caesars New OrleansĪs part of the rebranding of Harrah’s to Caesars, the casino has made a point to court big-name celebrity chefs and brands. The 200-seat restaurant will be open to all ages, according to the press release, accessible from both the casino floor and a Canal Street entrance, and will be the only Caesars restaurant to offer outdoor dining. It’s Lagasse’s first French-influenced restaurant, and he says he had “so much fun” creating a menu that drew on his early culinary training “to pay homage to some of my own mentors.” According to the Times-Picayune/New Orleans Advocate, that menu will include dishes like steak au poivre, onion soup, tarte flambée, and seafood towers for lunch and dinner, and bananas Foster pain perdue and croque madame croissants for breakfast. The full-service restaurant will serve breakfast, lunch, and dinner, according to a press release, and will include a fast-casual cafe called the Petite Brasserie. He’s set to open a French restaurant, his first new restaurant in New Orleans since 2016, in partnership with Caesars New Orleans later this year.Ĭalled Emeril’s Brasserie, it will be located in the landmark casino currently being transformed from Harrah’s New Orleans to Caesars New Orleans. After more than four decades as the face of Creole food for a national audience, Emeril Lagasse is trying something new.

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