Paul Prudhomme Quotes

In America, there might be better gastronomic destinations than New Orleans, but there is no place more uniquely wonderful.

New Orleans cuisine is Creole rather than Cajun.

In America, I would say New York and New Orleans are the two most interesting food towns. In New Orleans, they don't have a bad deli. There's no mediocrity accepted.

New Orleans has a lot of good food.

I can eat a lot of pizza. And I can cook. I'm from New Orleans, so it's just in my blood.

For a long time, New Orleans was the classic-rock station of American cuisine, its reputation for flamboyance belying its playlist conservatism.

Creole is New Orleans city food. Communities were created by the people who wanted to stay and not go back to Spain or France.

Cajun is country food by farmers and fisherman that arrived in Louisiana from Acadiana, Canada.

When I get down to Louisiana, I get to have a taste of some of that great food.

The only thing we try and do is just be a part of the gumbo that New Orleans is.

Just being from Louisiana, being from the southern part of Louisiana, Metairie, close to New Orleans and growing up in St. Rose. There are a lot of things to overcome.

My mom makes the best Cajun stuff. I'm a big gumbo guy. I've lost a lot of my Louisiana accent, so now when I say 'gumbo,' I feel like someone who's never said the word before.

New Orleans. Born and raised. I lived there until I was 19.

I live in Connecticut, but eventually I'd like to move back to New Orleans. I grew up there; the pace is a bit slower. Plus, I love crawfish and po'boys.

New Orleans is like a big musical gumbo. The sound I have is from being in the city my whole life.

I grew up in Louisiana - a little suburb right outside of New Orleans - and I wouldn't have it any other way!

It's a wonderful city and every American has enjoyed New Orleans in one way or the other.

Growing up in New Orleans helped me live a real life. I experienced so many things.

Back in the day, I used to watch 'The Cajun Chef' with Justin Wilson. His mixing would go one way, and his stomach would go the other.

I'm from New Orleans, and I know that people do like to sit and talk and drink and, you know, have conversation; you have dialogue.

I love New Orleans.

New Orleans is unlike any city in America. Its cultural diversity is woven into the food, the music, the architecture - even the local superstitions. It's a sensory experience on all levels and there's a story lurking around every corner.

New Orleans made me who I am.

I'm from New Orleans, Louisiana. It's not a black-and-white type of thing down there. It's a very cultural place. Everybody has the same accent. It's not like if you're white we can't hang with you or anything like that. So it's easy for us to call each other out on our things.

I live in New Orleans part of the year, and it's a really fun eating town. I bought two homes there, one to live in and one as an investment. They love to eat, drink and dress up in costumes. There are so many reasons to dress up - Mardi Gras, Halloween, Southern Decadence.