Prudhomme, Paul

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
פרודהום, פול
Name (Latin)
Prudhomme, Paul
Date of birth
1940-07-13
Date of death
2015-10-08
Place of birth
Opelousas (La.)
Place of death
New Orleans (La.)
Field of activity
Cooking, Cajun
Occupation
Cooks
Associated Language
eng
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 271837095
Wikidata: Q1377468
Library of congress: n 84007452
Sources of Information
  • His Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana kitchen, c1984:t.p. (Paul Prudhomme)
  • New York times WWW site, viewed Oct. 13, 2015(in obituary published Oct. 8: Paul Prudhomme; b. July 13, 1940, near Opelousas, La.; d. Thursday [Oct. 8, 2015], New Orleans, aged 75; chef who put the cooking of Louisiana, especially the Cajun gumbos, jambalayas, and dirty rice he grew up with, on the American culinary map)
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Wikipedia description:

Paul Prudhomme (July 13, 1940 – October 8, 2015), 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. He was the chef proprietor of K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen in New Orleans, and had formerly owned and run several other restaurants. He developed several culinary products, including hot sauce and seasoning mixes, and wrote 11 cookbooks.

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