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Paul Prudhomme

ポール・プルドーム　/　ぽーる・ぷるどーむ

American chef

July 13, 1940 – October 8, 2015　・　Opelousas, Louisiana, United States

Louisiana
chef
restaurateur
non-fiction writer

My Take

To me, Paul Prudhomme is one of those rare figures who didn't just cook a regional cuisine, he gave it to the whole country. By planting his flag with K-Paul's in New Orleans and refusing to dilute Creole and Cajun cooking, he turned local, working-class flavors into something the wider world wanted. I admire that he treated his Louisiana roots as an asset, not an embarrassment, and backed it up as a writer and businessman too. Even after his 2015 passing, blackened fish and that big, generous chef's grin feel like his lasting signature.

Overview

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.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Paul Prudhomme
Name (Japanese): ポール・プルドーム
Reading: ぽーる・ぷるどーむ
Born: July 13, 1940 – October 8, 2015
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Cancer / Dragon
Origin: Opelousas, Louisiana, United States
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: chef / restaurateur / non-fiction writer / businessperson

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
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4. Personality

Motto

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6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%9D%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%97%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A0

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