Leah Chase
American chef (1923-2019)
Leah Chase (January 6, 1923 – June 1, 2019) was an American chef, author and television personality. She was born in New Orleans but was raised in Madisonville, Louisiana, before moving back to New Orleans to attend catholic school. Chase was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine. She supported African-American art and Creole cooking. Her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was known as a gathering place during the 1960s among many who participated in the Civil Rights Movement.[1]
Leah Chase | |
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Born | New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | January 6, 1923
Died | June 1, 2019 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. | (aged 96)
Education | Colonial Restaurant, French Quarter, New Orleans, United States |
Spouse | Edgar "Dooky" Chase II (m. 1946; died 2016) |
Children | 4 |
Culinary career | |
Cooking style | Creole |
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Chase died on June 1, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana at the age of 96.[2]
References
Other websites
- Leah Chase New Orleans Online
- Lifetime Achievement Award – Leah Chase Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine Southern Foodways Alliance (2000)
- Allen, Carol Listen, I Say Like This (biography of Leah Chase) (2002)ISBN 1-58980-048-6
- Leah Chase of Dooky Chase Restaurant St. Mary's Academy Newsletter
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