The Dooky Chase Cookbook

“[Leah Chase’s] food belongs to a deeply rooted New Orleans tradition that combines the products of the fertile Louisiana countryside, the bayous and marshes, with sophisticated cooking techniques from the kitchens of West Africa, France and Spain” -New York Times  Dooky Chase's Restaurant, a New Orleans landmark and celebrated bastion of fine Creole food, has welcomed notable individuals as well as thousands of locals through its doors since opening in 1941. The unquestionable authority in the restaurant's kitchen for many of those years, Leah Chase offers here a collection of recipes from the menu and her personal files that have delighted patrons for decades. Spiced with exquisite works from the African American art collection that hangs in the restaurant's dining room, this cookbook pairs the flavors of Leah Chase's dishes with anecdotes recounting the restaurant's traditions, origins of the recipes, and memories. This revised and expanded edition presents even more of the restaura