Video – Leah Chase – Family, Faith & Food

Credit Card Author | January 26, 2012 | 0 Comments

Here’s a nice video I was watching. Posted it here for my readers.

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In New Orleans Leah Chase is as well known as any jazz musician or long time It is true, too, that once you leave the watery city and go in any direction you’re bound to find someone who is an enthusiast of Creole food, New Orleans and a big fan of Leah She has overseen the evolution of her famous dining spot from a sandwich shop that prospered during segregation to a fine dining restaurant filled with her impressive African American art During the Civil Rights movement the leadership found great friends and supporters in Leah & Dooky Strategies were devised in the upstairs dining room she devoted to their planning When describing her memories of those pivotal times she says, “I like to think we changed the world through a bowl of Honored by chefs, philanthropists, humanitarians, and civil rights activists Leah Chase has received awards and commendations for her efforts that have furthered the causes of art, culture and Creole Our documentary will chronicle her remarkable Through the historical landscape of segregation, and the intensifying interests worldwide in New Orleans cuisine and Creole culture, specifically creoles de couleur, Leah Chase has played an important Filmmaker Bess Carrick, known for her documentary films, Lindy Boggs: Steel and Velvet & Backlash: Race and the American Dream is the film’s producer and Joining her creative production team will be Associate Producers

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