Chef Emeril Lagasse explains how the signature catchphrase “BAM!” came to be in Tom Llamas’s latest edition of “Great Americans”. Watch the extended interview tonight on Nightly News. For more context and news coverage of the most important stories of our day, click here: nbcnews.com » Subscribe to NBC News: nbcnews.to/SubscribeToNBC » Subscribe to Here's the Scoop podcast: nbcnews.com/heres-the-scoop-daily-podcast » NBC News App: apps.nbcnews.com/mobile » Breaking News Alerts: link.nbcnews.com/join/5cj/breaking-news-signup?cid=sm_npd_nn_yt_bn-clip_190621 » Visit NBCNews.Com: nbcnews.to/ReadNBC » Find NBC News on Facebook: nbcnews.to/LikeNBC » Follow NBC News on Twitter: nbcnews.to/FollowNBC » Follow NBC News on Instagram: nbcnews.to/InstaNBC #cooking #chef #emerillagasse