The Chef Who Kept the Restaurant Alive
When legendary chef Leah Chase passed away in 2019 at age ninety-six, the future of Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans hung in the balance....
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14.
When legendary chef Leah Chase passed away in 2019 at age ninety-six, the future of Dooky Chase's Restaurant in New Orleans hung in the balance. For over seven decades, Leah had turned a modest sandwich shop in the Treme neighborhood into a cultural institution — feeding Freedom Riders during the Civil Rights movement, hosting presidents, and serving her famous gumbo z'herbes to anyone who walked through the door.…
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