First look at Meril, opening Saturday in the Warehouse District
 

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Meril (424 Girod St., 504-526-3745), Emeril Lagasse?s first new restaurant to open in New Orleans since 1998, opens its doors Saturday, Sept. 24. It?s*named after his daughter and joins his flagship Emeril's New Orleans, NOLA and Emeril?s Delmonico.**

Chef de cuisine Will Avelar is a New Orleans native who began working for Lagasse in 2005 and moved on to lead the kitchen at Delmonico.?