Everand Logo

Welcome to Everand!

  • NPR

    Leah Chase, The 'Queen Of Creole Cuisine,' Dies At 96

    As executive chef and co-owner of Dooky Chase's restaurant, Chase made the eatery a hub for the African American community of New Orleans and a meeting place for pioneers of the civil rights movement.
    by Shannon Van Sant Jun 02, 2019 2 minutes
    Chef Leah Chase stands outside her famous Creole restaurant, Dooky Chase's, in March 2007. Two years earlier it was flooded out during Hurricane Katrina.

    Leah Chase, the New Orleans chef known for her legendary Creole cuisine and for her role as a pioneer of the civil rights era, died on Saturday at the age of 96.

    As executive chef and co-owner of Dooky Chase's restaurant, Chase made the eatery a hub for the African

    You’re reading a preview, subscribe to read more.

    More from NPR

    NPR4 min read
    What Took Him So Long? Colin Finally Likes Penelope Back In 'Bridgerton' Season 3
    Bridgerton is many things — successful, uneven, entertaining — but it is, critically, obedient to the requirements of particular romance tropes. In the first season, when Daphne married Simon, that was a "fake relationship." In the second season, whe
    NPR4 min readInternational Relations
    U.S. Military Says Aid Is Now Being Delivered Into Gaza Over A Floating Pier
    The shipment is the first in an operation that U.S. military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day entering the Gaza Strip as Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah.
    NPR3 min readCrime & Violence
    Scottie Scheffler Is Arrested Outside PGA Championship After Interaction With Police
    Scheffler, who won the Masters last month, was arrested and charged after an interaction Friday morning with a police officer directing traffic into to the golf club where the PGA event is being held.

    Related Books & Audiobooks