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One photo of Leah Chase later in her life shows her with President Barack Obama when he dined at her restaurant in 2013. Chase chided him for putting hot sauce in her gumbo before even tasting it.
Leah Chase, whose name loomed as large in New Orleans history as other greats like Louis Armstrong and Fats Domino, died June 1 at 96, her family confirmed in a statement tonight. Until the end ...
Family Recipe Showdown host Edgar "Dook" Chase IV is a fourth-generation restaurateur and the grandson of Leah Chase, the ...
Alana Harris of the Creole Baby Dolls, left, and Brian Carter erect an altar to chef Leah Chase Saturday, June 8, 2019, at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans.
Leah Lange was born Jan. 6, 1923, in Madisonville, La., located across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. She was the oldest of 11 children in a family headed by her shipyard-worker father and ...
Leah Chase smiles while Henry Lacey tells stories of her late husband, Edgar Dooky Chase Jr., at Dillard University's Lawless Memorial Chapel in New Orleans, La., January 13, 2017.
Leah Chase, who taught the nation about Creole food at her Dooky Chase’s restaurant in New Orleans and was a celebrity chef who appeared in numerous TV shows and film documentaries, has died.
The last time Rep. John Lewis (D.- Ga.) entered the dining room at Dooky Chase’s, the restaurant helmed by the late culinary icon Leah Chase, he walked in to applause. The Georgia congressman ...
The family of Leah Chase gathers at the historic Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans, Tuesday, June 4, 2019, to discuss the life of the legendary chef.
Leah Chase, 95, poses for a photo in the kitchen of Dooky Chase restaurant in New Orleans, La., Wednesday, April 4, 2018. Chase, known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, has built the restaurant into ...