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Leyah (Leah) Chase (née Lange; January 6, 1923 – June 1, 2019) was an American chef based in New Orleans, Louisiana. An author and television personality, she was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, advocating both African-American art and Creole cooking.
Jun 2, 2019 · By Kim Severson. June 2, 2019. Leah Chase, the nation’s pre-eminent Creole chef, always knew what to feed her famous customers. The Rev. Martin Luther King Sr. liked barbecued ribs, and James...
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Jun 3, 2019 · Leah Chase (1923–2019), New Orleans chef perfected Creole cuisine. By Linnea Crowther June 3, 2019. 0. Leah Chase was the “Queen of Creole Cuisine,” the owner of the legendary Dooky...
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Jun 2, 2019 · CNN — She fed presidents and Freedom Riders. She broke New Orleans’ segregation laws by seating black and white patrons together. And she helped mend the country’s divisions, one meal at a time....
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Jun 2, 2019 · NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans chef and civil rights icon Leah Chase, who created the city's first white-tablecloth restaurant for black patrons, broke the city's segregation laws by seating white and black customers and introduced countless tourists to Southern Louisiana Creole cooking, died Saturd.
Jun 2, 2019 · Leah Chase, the New Orleans chef known for her legendary Creole cuisine and for her role as a pioneer of the civil rights era, died on Saturday at the age of 96. As executive chef and co-owner...
Dec 23, 2019 · Leah Chase. (b. 1923) She fed presidents and paupers alike and made her New Orleans restaurant into a kind of church. By Michael Paterniti. She arrives every morning to the kitchen by 7:30,...
