Posts tagged Dooky Chase's Restaurant
The Chase Family Legacy
The Chase Family Legacy

Since her passing in 2019, Leah Chase's legacy lies in the hands of her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. On this week's show, Louisiana Eats sits down members of the fourth and fifth generations of Dooky Chase Restaurant – the crew Leah always referred to as "the grands" – to reflect on their family's history and share what they’re up to today.

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Alchohol, Dining, Drink, Food, History, Oral History, RestaurantPoppy TookerPoppy Tooker, Louisiana Eats, Dooky Chase Restaurant, Dooky Chase's Restaurant, Dooky Chase, Edgar "Dooky" Chase, Edgar "Dook" Chase IV, Leah Chase, Queen of Creole Cooking, Tracie Haydel Griffin, Eve Marie Haydel, Zoe ChaseComment
Louisiana Eats! 2024 Year In Review
Louisiana Eats! 2024 Year In Review

Another year has come and gone. As we look forward to a new one, Louisiana Eats is taking a moment to reflect on the year that was 2024. First, we remember educator, activist, and former First Lady of New Orleans – Sybil Haydel Morial – with an extended version of our 2016 conversation with her. We also celebrate two restaurateurs who took on the task of feeding food insecure kids over the summer – Amanda and Isaac Toups of Toups' Meatery.

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Food, History, Oral History, Book, MemoirsPoppy TookerSybil Haydel Morial, Leah Chase, Dooky Chase, Dooky Chase's Restaurant, Isaac Toups, Chef Isaac Toups, Amanda Toups, Toups' MeateryComment