by Nick Reichert

Emeril Lagasse is giving the Sarasota culinary community a plate full of love. Having already featured Sarasota institutions Michael's On East and already filming a feature on Darwin's on 4th in a future episode, Caragiulos, one of downtown's oldest Italian restaurants, is getting a Emeril "BAM!" boost on the celebrity chef's Cooking Channel show "Emeril's Florida."

Opened in 1989 on Palm Avenue, the Caragiulos has been serving Sarasota their blend of Italian and American cuisine for more than 25 years. The restaurant is owned by the eponymous Caragiulo family and operated by five of the family's brothers (Paul, Mark, Rob, John and Anthony Caragiulo).

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