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The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah's Legacy
Civil Rights
Season 1
Episode 108
Recalling strategy sessions led by Civil Rights leaders at Dooky Chase‘s Restaurant, Chef Leah Chase said, “We helped change the world over a bowl of gumbo and some fried chicken.” This episode explores the role of Dooky Chase’s in the social history of New Orleans and the Civil Rights movement with Creole Gumbo and Stewed Chicken and a companion Grand D cocktail.
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