LOUISIANA – On the 40th anniversary of Chef Paul’s seminal “Louisiana Kitchen” cookbook, Magic Seasoning Blends is offering a special one-day promotion that commemorates the book’s original release date. On Wednesday, April 17, “Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen” can be purchased for just $19.84. The online purchase includes a complimentary copy of “Louisiana Tastes,” Chef Paul’s follow up cookbook exploring the new flavors of the state.
Published on April 17, 1984, “Louisiana Kitchen” presented recipes for the food of South Louisiana in explicit detail. Thanks to Chef Paul’s groundbreaking cookbook, and his K-Paul’s Louisiana Kitchen restaurant in New Orleans, dishes like jambalaya and gumbo became regional standards.
Considered one of the best American cookbooks ever written, Chef Paul Prudhomme’s Louisiana Kitchen taught generations how to prepare the specialties of the world-famous chef. Forty years later the book is still being enjoyed by professionals and home cooks.
The cover photo featuring Chef Paul surrounded by seafood, meats, sausages and a pecan pie set the stage for the culinary abundance within its pages. Famed food journalist Craig Claiborne deemed the book “absolutely essential” foretelling its must have status in kitchens nationwide. It was an immediate New York Times best seller and won a Culinary Classic Book Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals.
The book has been hailed for its step-by-step instructions and pictures. For novices, Chef Paul thoughtfully included photographic examples for the different stages of roux.
Raised in Opelousas, Louisiana, the youngest of 13 children, Chef Paul’s love of cooking began when he was given the task of helping his mother in the kitchen. To prepare recipes for the cookbook he worked in a small test kitchen equipped with a home stove. After months of tasting and revising, “Louisiana Kitchen” was published by William Morrow and Company.
Promotion details, including ordering instructions, will be available on the Magic Seasoning Blends website, www.chefpaul.com.
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