Leah Chase
(1923-2019)
American chef
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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. Her restaurant, Dooky Chase, was known as a gathering place during the 1960s among many who participated in the Civil Rights Movement, 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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Leyah Lange 6 January 1923 Madisonville, Louisiana, United States
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1 June 2019 (aged 96) New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
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| Zodiac | Capricorn |
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