The HistoryMakers video oral history with Leah "Dookie" Chase.

Format Video (Streaming)
PublicationChicago, Illinois : The HistoryMakers, [2016].
Description1 online resource (4 video files (1 hr., 46 min., 45 sec.)) : sound, color.
Supplemental Contenthttps://go.openathens.net/redirector/ecu.edu?url=https://da.thehistorymakers.org/storiesForBio;ID=A2002.199
Subjects

Other author/creatorChase, Leah interviewee.
Other author/creatorCrowe, Larry F., interviewer.
Other author/creatorStearns, Scott, director of photography.
Other author/creatorHistoryMakers (Video oral history collection), production company.
Variant title History Makers video oral history with Leah "Dookie" Chase
Portion of title Leah "Dookie" Chase
Abstract Chef and culinary professor Leah Chase was born January 6, 1923, in New Orleans. She was known as the "Queen of Creole Cuisine," Chase attended St. Mary's Academy in 1937. In 1945, Chase married musician Edgar "Dooky" Chase, whose parents owned the Dooky Chase Restaurant. Chase helped developing the restaurant's atmosphere and earned a reputation as a Creole chef. The restaurant was known for its food and African American art. Some of Chase's many awards include a 1997 New Orleans Times Picayune Loving Cup Award; the Weiss Award from the National Conference of Christians and Jews; and the Outstanding Woman Award from the National Council of Negro Women. She was on the board of the Arts Council of New Orleans; and the New Orleans Urban League. Chase made guest appearances on televised cooking programs, and worked as a visiting culinary professor at Nichols State University in Thibodaux, Louisiana.
CreditsVideographer, Scott Stearns.
Performer Larry Crowe, interviewer.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded New Orleans, Louisiana 2002 November 15.
Source of descriptionVendor-supplied metadata.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formInterviews.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formOral histories.
Genre/formInternet videos.
Genre/formNonfiction films.
Stock numberA2002.199 HistoryMakers

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