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Leah Chase
American chef and artist
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Born | Leyah Lange (1923-01-06)January 6, 1923 Madisonville, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | June 1, 2019(2019-06-01) (aged 96) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
Spouse | Edgar "Dooky" Chase II (m.
1946; died 2016) |
Children | 4 |
Culinary career | |
Cooking style | Creole |
Leyah (Leah) Chase[1] (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.
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Her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was known as a gathering place during the 1960s among many who participated in the Civil Rights Movement,[2] and was known as a gallery due to its extensive African-American art collection.
In 2018 it was named one of the 40 most important restaurants of the past 40 years by Food & Wine.
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