Emeril Lagasse Gestures As He Poses for a Portrait in New York Wednesday Feb 20 2008 Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia the New York based Media and Merchandising Company Founded by Domesticity Maven Martha Stewart Announced Tuesday That It Had Bought the Rights to Lagasse’s Franchise of Cookbooks Television Shows and Kitchen Products from Him for $45 Million 3053 Million in Cash and $5 Million 339 Million in Stock the Final Price Could Rise to Up to $70 Million 4748 Million if Certain Benchmarks Are Achieved ap Photokathy Willens