Paul Prudhomme (born July 13, c. 1940) is an American chef famous for his Cajun cuisine.

The youngest of 13 children, he was raised on a farm near Opelousas, Louisiana. Members of his family had been active as cooks and in the restaurant business in and around Lafayette, Louisiana. In 1979 he and late wife opened K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen® in the French Quarter of New Orleans. The restaurant made the dish of blackened redfish famous. Prudhomme has been a key figure in taking Cajun cooking from a style little known outside of the Acadiana region of south-west Louisiana and propelling it to national fame.

External links

• K-Paul's Louisiana Kitchen
• Chef Paul Prudhomme's Magic Seasoning Blends