Creole is New Orleans city food. Communities were created by the people who wanted to stay and not go back to Spain or France. – Paul Prudhomme
We had no electricity, no gas. Food was probably our greatest entertainment – the most fun thing that we could do was food. – Paul Prudhomme
When I travel I normally eat club sandwiches or I bring my own food. When you go into a new town, its very had to find a good place to eat. – 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. – Paul Prudhomme