Leah chase

In his new book, Marcus Samuelsson celebrates the past and the future of Black cooking in America.

Below are a few sample recipes fromTHE DOOKY CHASE KITCHEN: LEAH’S LEGACY. The complete collection of recipes from the 26-part public television series is featured in the series’ companion cookbook. Cookbook on sale soon! A portion of cookbook sales benefits WYES and helps make series like this possible. Photo Credit: Laura Combel Recipes from the revised Dooky... Read more »

Legendary New Orleans chef Leah Chase—who fed the Civil Rights movement and pioneered Creole cuisine at Dooky Chase's—speaks to historian Jessica B. Harris

Remembering Leah Chase, who transform New Orleans and its Food

LChase Rest Well, Chef Leah Chase, ‘Queen of Creole Cuisine’

Leah Chase talks of seven decades at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant in New Orleans.

Check out some of the best gumbo dishes around starring chicken, andouille sausage, and seafood infused with spicy, authentic Creole and Cajun flavors.

Shrimp Clemenceau

Zella Palmer, a culinary historian from Dillard University, recounts the touching memories she has of the incomparable Mrs. Leah Chase.