The New Orleans Advocate staff photo by Mark Becherer
New Orleans, Louisiana, is one of the most fascinating places I've been to. I’m a fairly new visitor since I’ve only been going since 2000. Been on maybe a half dozen trips and mainly done tourist activities. I’ve read about it all my life. It helps if you have a love of ghost stories and history and get obsessed with architecture. You can find all of that there. And that’s without touching on the food. The food. Liz M., a friend of mine, who is from New Orleans recently shared this article on Facebook. Leah Chase sounds like an extraordinary human being. I wish I’d had the chance to meet her. She changed her life and the world around her and there are generations who will remember her and what she did. And in such simple, meaningful ways. Her work ethic, warmth, community support, care, the act of hanging local art on her walls, and the food. The food.
Hope you enjoy reading her story. I hope to get lucky enough to eat at Dooky Chase’s restaurant soon!
