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. – Paul Prudhomme
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
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
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. – Paul Prudhomme