Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seasoned America by Prudhomme, Paul - 1991

William Morrow , 1991. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good . 7x1x9. Signed by Author. In Very Good+ condition and Very Good+ dustjacket. Inscribed "Hi, Good Cooking, Good Eating, Good Loving, Paul Prudhomme". (Scarce without previous owner name in inscription). When one of America's most talented and best loved chefs reinterprets the great American classics, the result is Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seasoned America, a beautifully illustrated collection of American favorites made even better.In his new book, Chef Paul works his culinary magic on America's classic regional recipes--San Francisco cioppino, Texas chili, Maryland crab cakes, for example. The results are more than 150 recipes that represent a whole new way of interpreting traditional American cooking. Special sections encourage home cooks to experiment and take risks for the sheer taste of it. Paul Prudhomme (1940 - 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.