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02/02/2025
This Black History Month, we’re celebrating the entrepreneurs who paved the way and inspired the beloved characters we know today.
Leah Chase, known as “The Queen of Creole Cuisine” is a legend in her home town of New Orleans, Louisiana. Not only did she help revolutionize the local cuisine, the restaurant she owned became a staple in the Black community during the civil rights movement hosting civil rights meetings and voter registration.
Her restaurant “Dooky Chase” is still open and now owned by her grandson Edgar Chase IV who continues her legacy.
Rest in peace Leah “Dooky” Chase ⚜️🕊️
Photo credit: Paul Natkin