Known as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine”, Leah Chase, co-founder of the renowned Dooky Chase Restaurant in New Orleans, La., has fed countless celebrities, including: Duke Ellington, Quincy Jones, James Baldwin and Ray Charles and others. Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama have also dined in her restaurant. At the museum, Culinary historian Jessica Harris will engage Chase in an informative conversation about her life, creativity, and entrepreneurial drive to take Dooky Chase’s Restaurant from its promising beginnings as a sandwich shop to a thriving restaurant. Copies of Leah Chase’s books, “And Still I Cook” and the “Dooky Chase Cookbook” will be available for sale and signing. The event is scheduled to be held on July 16 from 3 p.m.-7 p.m. in the Oprah Winfrey Theatre at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, 1400 Constitution Ave., NW. Admission is free. Register for this event at event.etix.com.
“Queen of Creole Cuisine”, Leah Chase, co-founder of the renowned Dooky Chase Restaurant in New Orleans, La.