Having lost her development deal at CBS, Linda Bloodworth-Thomason sought to build a show around TV chef Emeril Lagasse.
ABC passed on the show, even though Lagasse was appearing at that time on Good Morning America as a food correspondent.
[2] After the poorly received first pilot,[5] the show was revamped turning the focus from Emeril's fictionalized home life to life on the set of a fictional version of Lagasse's Food Network show.
Like many series of late, this sitcom for star cable chef Emeril Lagasse has gone through a near-total overhaul since its barely-a-work-in-progress pilot was previewed to general dismay".
[9] The show received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Art Direction for a Multi-Camera Series.