I’m separated from Emeril Lagasse by three steps. The mother of the guy in the next office was “chosen one of 50 first prize winners — out of 85,000 entries — in Emeril Lagasse’s national cooking contest.” Here is what Joe has to say about it:
The soup is good! I grew up on this stuff and can whole-heartedly recommend it!
…and here is an excerpt from the write-up in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
“I had forgotten all about it,” the Cranberry resident said from her office at Howard Hanna North Suburban.
“My husband [Joe] had urged me to enter because he loves this soup so much.”
Obviously, so did the judges, representatives from Emeril’s cooking show and B&G Foods. They found Kicked-Up Sausage and Bean Soup a winner. [Martinson]
Martinson, Suzanne. “Nibbles: Her soup’s a winner in Emeril’s contest.” Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 6 May 2004. <www.post-gazette.com/pg/04127/311640.stm> (6 May 2004).