Leah Chase
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Leah Chase was a renowned New Orleans chef and civil rights figure, celebrated as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine” for her influential Dooky Chase’s Restaurant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Leah Chase canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
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| instanceOf |
chef
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civil rights activist ⓘ cookbook author ⓘ human ⓘ restaurateur ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award
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Louisiana Restaurant Association Hall of Fame induction NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Foodways Alliance Lifetime Achievement Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | Treme neighborhood, New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1923-01-06 ⓘ |
| birthName | Leah Lange NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Madisonville, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | St. Louis Cemetery No. 3, New Orleans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 2019-06-01 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Dooky Chase’s Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
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| familyName | Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
civil rights
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culinary arts ⓘ |
| fullName | Leah Lange Chase NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Creole cuisine
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soul food ⓘ |
| givenName | Leah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublication |
And Still I Cook
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Leah Chase: Listen, I Say Like This NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dooky Chase Cookbook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Queen of Creole Cuisine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacter | Tiana’s mother Eudora in Disney’s "The Princess and the Frog" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
elevating Creole cuisine
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hosting civil rights leaders at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant ⓘ supporting the American civil rights movement ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Knights of Peter Claver Ladies Auxiliary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Queen of Creole Cuisine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableGuestHosted |
Freedom Riders
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Martin Luther King Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurgood Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRestaurant | Dooky Chase’s Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | Dooky Chase’s Restaurant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
chef
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civil rights activist ⓘ cookbook author ⓘ restaurateur ⓘ |
| placeOfResidence | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| spouse | Edgar "Dooky" Chase Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New Orleans, Louisiana, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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