Cooking Quote by Paul Prudhomme

My food is Louisiana, New Orleans-based, well-seasoned, rustic. I think it's pretty unique because of my background being influenced by my mom, Portuguese and…

— Emeril Lagasse

I come to New Orleans so often that, one day soon, someone's going to declare me a native. I love the food. I love…

— Soledad O'Brien

I moved to Louisiana to become the executive Chef at Commander's Place. And I must say I had some encouragement from friends such as…

— Emeril Lagasse

New Orleans has an incredible culture. Everybody brings up food first, but I realized there's a lot more to that in terms of music…

— J. J. Redick

For a while I was living in New Orleans for like 4, 5 years. I had just come back to town.

— Delta Burke

Going down to New Orleans, that's where I end up with the best meals.

— Davante Adams

New Orleans is thrilling. The history is as rich as the food.

— Toyah Willcox

And I wound up in New Orleans for all those years and it was a great place, really a catalyst creatively.

— Jimmy Buffett

I guess I feel that I was following my instincts, and at the same time being guided by the best. I became totally intrigued…

— Emeril Lagasse

I grew up in Louisiana, a lot of carbohydrates, fried foods, all very good. Butter, lots of homemade cakes and cookies. Here I am…

— Ali Landry

When I was a child, our whole family cooked. All my cousins cooked. All my aunts and uncles cooked. It was part of our…

— Mario Batali

That [Louisiana culture] was all very new to me. I read books and watched documentaries, just trying to immerse myself.

— Kofi Siriboe