600 cookbooks, food reference books and technical books on food science were donated to the John and Bonnie Boyd Hospitality and Culinary Library, which is affiliated with the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. Awards Culinary Hall of Fame induction Product lines Along with being a chef, Prudhomme launched a range of products called Chef Paul Prudhomme Magic Seasoning Blends. The line includes his signature blackened redfish seasonings. The products are sold throughout the U.S. and in over 30 countries worldwide. In 1986, he released two volumes of a "video cookbook" on VHS titled Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen. Personal life In 1986, Prudhomme's wife, Kay, was diagnosed with lung cancer. She died seven years later on December 31, 1993. One of his students was Aaron Sanchez, who moved from New York to become an apprentice when Sanchez was 16. Prudhomme had a long-running issue with his weight, resulting in his working from an electric wheelchair on occasion. In order to lose weight, he wrote his 1993 cookbook, Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fork in the Road. He deliberately avoided marketing it as a low-fat cookbook in order to prevent customers from being put off by the premise after testing the recipes at K-Paul's Kitchen in New Orleans. In March 2008, Prudhomme was grazed by a .22-caliber stray bullet while catering the Zurich Classic of New Orleans golf tournament. He at first thought a bee had stung his arm, required no serious medical attention and within five minutes was back to cooking for the golf tournament. It was thought to have been a falling bullet. Prudhomme died in New Orleans on October 8, 2015, after a brief illness. He was 75. Books and shows Cookbooks Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Kitchen (April 1984) The Prudhomme Family Cookbook (September 1987) Authentic Cajun Cooking (1984–1989) booklet for Tabasco Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Cajun Magic (September 1989) Chef Paul Prudhomme's Seasoned America (October 1991) Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fork in the Road (October 1993) Chef Paul Prudhomme's Pure Magic (June 1995) Chef Paul Prudhomme's Fiery Foods That I Love (November 1995) Chef Paul Prudhomme's Kitchen Expedition (July 1997) Chef Paul Prudhomme's Louisiana Tastes (February 2000) Chef Paul Prudhomme's Always Cooking (January 2007) Videos Louisiana Kitchen: Vol. 1: Cajun Blackened Redfish (October 1986) Louisiana Kitchen: Vol. 2: Cajun & Creole Classics (October 1990) Biography: Paul Prudhomme: Cajun Sensation (December 2009) Television Prudhomme made five seasons of cooking shows for