Quotes from Paul Prudhomme

In '71 or '72 I returned to New Orleans and stayed there. I started cooking Louisiana food. Of all the things I had cooked, it was the best-and it was my heritage.

I didn't want to do just another set of recipes. I think that's useless.

I would work as a cook, get a little money, then open another restaurant.

Dad determined when the pork lard was hot enough for frying by dropping a match into it; if the match lit, the lard was hot enough.

Super Squirrel (écureuil dans une Sauce Rouillée)

Nothing makes a better gravy than several fresh squirrels–and squirrels are so small that it does take several to make even a few servings.

I'm a professional cook. I've worked with other cooks from all over the world, but my family is not that way - they're always lived within 25 miles of my hometown!

Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada.

I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food.

We had no electricity, no gas. Food was probably our greatest entertainment - the most fun thing that we could do was food.

If you have acid in food, you need to sugar it. At a high temperature, the acids are changed to sugar.

We had no electricity, no gas. Food was probably our greatest entertainment - the most fun thing that we could do was food.

You don't need a silver fork to eat good food.

Creole is New Orleans city food. Communities were created by the people who wanted to stay and not go back to Spain or France.

We trust something in a grocery store and assume it's good. We don't learn about the most precious thing in life-the food we put in our body. Educate yourself!

In '71 or '72 I returned to New Orleans and stayed there. I started cooking Louisiana food. Of all the things I had cooked, it was the best-and it was my heritage.

I think the most wonderful thing in the world is another chef. I'm always excited about learning new things about food.

I opened my own restaurant when I was 17. I went broke, then traveled around the country, learning about different kinds of foods, had three other restaurants that went broke. It didn't all start just a few years ago!

I'd like to have the first restaurant that can deliver incredible quality food to your table at your house at any time-right where you live.

When I travel I normally eat club sandwiches or I bring my own food. When you go into a new town, it's very had to find a good place to eat.

Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada.

I wait for the next opportunity to have something to do with food. If I get rested, my mind just starts creating new dishes - click, click, click.

After failing four times and after working for other people and realizing that nobody paid attention to the food like they should have, we wanted to just pay attention to the food and service.