Paul Prudhomme

Paul Prudhomme

Prudhomme in 2008
Born	July 13, 1940 (1940-07-13) (age 71) Opelousas, LA
Cooking style	Cajun
Spouse	Kay Prudhomme (deceased) Lori Bennett (2010—)
Current restaurant(s) K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen (New Orleans)
Television show(s) Fork In The Road (1995) Fiery Foods (1996) Kitchen Expedition (1997) Louisiana Kitchen (1998) Always Cooking (2007)

Paul Prudhomme (born July 13, 1940) is an American celebrity chef whose specialty is Cajun cuisine. He is also the owner of one of the top restaurants in New Orleans, K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen.

Early life

The youngest of thirteen children, Prudhomme was raised on a farm near Opelousas, the seat of St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. Members of his family had been active as cooks and in the restaurant business in and around Lafayette, Louisiana.

Career

He became executive chef at Commander's Palace in New Orleans. In 1979, he and his late wife, Kay Prudhomme, opened K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in the French Quarter of New Orleans.

Personal life

In March 2008, Prudhomme was grazed by a .22-calibre stray bullet while catering the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. He at first thought a bee had stung his arm, required no serious medical attention, and within five minutes was back to cooking for the golf tournament.^[1]

Prudhomme married his second wife Lori Bennett in an October 2010 wedding in Las Vegas. He had first mentioned her in the chocolate chip cookie recipe in his first cookbook.

Books & shows

Cookbooks

• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen (April 1984) ISBN 0-688-02847-0
• The Prudhomme Family Cookbook (September 1987) ISBN 0-688-075495
• Authentic Cajun Cooking (1984–1989) booklet for Tabasco
• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Cajun Magic (Sepeptember 1989) ISBN 0-517-68642-2
• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seasoned America (October 1991) ISBN 0-688-05282-7
• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fork in the Road (October 1993) ISBN 0-688-12165-9
• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Pure Magic (June 1995) ISBN 0-688-14202-8
• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fiery Foods That I Love (November 1995) ISBN 0-688-12153-5
• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Kitchen Expedition (July 1997) ISBN 0-9656348-0-9
• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Tastes (February 2000) ISBN 0-688-12224-8
• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Always Cooking (January 2007) ISBN 0-9791958-0-2

Videos

• Louisiana Kitchen: Vol. 1: Cajun Blackened Redfish (October 1986)
• Louisiana Kitchen: Vol. 2: Cajun & Creole Classics (October 1990)
• Biography: Paul Prudhomme: Cajun Sensation (December 2009)

Television

Prudhomme has made five seasons of cooking shows for New Orleans' PBS affiliate WYES.

• Fork In The Road (26 episodes, 1995)
• Fiery Foods (26 episodes, 1996)
• Kitchen Expedition (26 episodes, 1997)
• Louisiana Kitchen (26 episodes, 1998)
• Always Cooking (26 episodes, 2007)

References

1. ^ "Prudhomme grazed by bullet during tent set-up at golf event". ESPN. http://sports.espn.go.com/golf/news/story?id=3312784. 

External links

	New Orleans portal
	Biography portal

• Chef Paul Prudhomme's official website
• K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen
• Always Cooking!
• Quotes by and about Prudhomme
• Paul Prudhomme at the Internet Movie Database

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Date of birth	July 13, 1940
Place of birth	Opelousas, LA
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