Paul Prudhomme Quotes

United States, Chef
July 13, 1940 – October, 8, 2015.

Paul Prudhomme, also known as Gene Autry Prudhomme, was an American celebrity chef whose specialties were Creole and Cajun cuisines, which he was also credited with popularizing.

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

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

Paul Prudhomme
- Food
- Learning
- Chef

One of my missions was to teach.

Paul Prudhomme
- Teach
- Mission
What I think and what the world thinks is totally different.

Paul Prudhomme
- World
- Different
- I Think
I don't think life is to be taken too seriously. Take it too seriously, and it'll getcha.

Paul Prudhomme
- Life
- Take
- Seriously
When I am done with this meal you can have my life. It is heaven.

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

Paul Prudhomme
Have fun. Do something nobody else had done before, or has done since.

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- Done
- Fun
- Before

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
When you've got a great business going, you go open another and take the risk of losing the whole thing. It's fun!

Paul Prudhomme
- Business
- Risk
- Losing