The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah's Legacy

Food Series / 1 Season

The Dooky Chase Kitchen: Leah's Legacy is a new cooking series showcasing the Tremé restaurant and local landmark where Chef Leah Chase became known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine.Shot on location at Dooky Chase, the 26 episodes feature dishes that trace the history and cultural significance of the restaurant, prepared by younger generations of the Chase family who have led since Leah's death.

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Leah’s Classic New Orleans Cuisine

S1 E106 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Chef Leah Chase wanted to elevate her restaurant and provide fine dining for her community. A lifetime learner, she read cookbooks and transformed the menu to include classic dishes. In this episode, Chefs Dook and Zoe Chase salute this culinary pioneer with Flounder Stuffed with Crabmeat and BBQ Shrimp, served with a quintessential Mint Julep from Eve Marie Haydel.

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Humble Beginnings

S1 E105 / 26m 46s / TV-G

The origin of Dooky Chase Restaurant, established in 1941, was a sandwich shop across the street owned by Edgar “Dooky” Chase Sr. and his wife Emily. In this episode, Chefs Dook Chase and Cleo Robinson return to the restaurant’s roots with some hearty sandwiches - French Fried Potato Po-boy, Hot Sausage Po-boy, and Pork Chop and Oyster BLT Po-boy.

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Hortensia’s Garden

S1 E104 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Chef Leah Chase’s mother, Hortensia Lange, was an inventive Creole cook who fed her large family in rural Madisonville with fresh produce from the family’s garden. In this episode, Chefs Dook and Zoe Chase recreate Hortensia’s Vegetable Soup and make Leah’s Strawberry Shortcake, with a nod to the Lange family’s strawberry patch, while Eve Marie Haydel prepares a Strawberry Spritzer.

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Queen's Day

S1 E103 / 26m 46s / TV-G

January 6th is King’s Day, the traditional start of Carnival in New Orleans, but at Dooky Chase’s Restaurant the date is celebrated as Queen’s Day in honor of Chef Leah Chase who was born that day. In this episode, Chef Zoe Chase and Chef Dook Chase prepare Seafood Stew, Fish Cakes with Citrus Beurre Blanc and Queen’s Cake. Eve Marie Haydel prepares a cocktail creation, Zoe’s Dream.

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Madisonville

S1 E102 / 26m 46s / TV-G

Chef Leah Chase grew up in Madisonville, Louisiana, a small community on the Tchefuncte River across Lake Pontchartrain from New Orleans. Chefs Dook Chase, her grandson, and Cleo Robinson, her niece, tap into Leah’s farm-to-table upbringing with Okra Gumbo and Farm-Raised Catfish and Grits. A Bloody Mary eye-opener from Eve Marie Haydel features a garden of fresh ingredients.

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Make it Good

S1 E101 / 26m 46s / TV-G

The Chase family grew a corner sandwich shop – where Chef Leah Chase became known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine – into a culinary landmark. In this episode, grandson Dook Chase and great-granddaughter Zoe Chase prepare Smothered Pork Chops with Rice Dressing and Chicken Creole. Granddaughter Eve Marie Haydel blends a Sister Stell mocktail dedicated to her aunt, Stella Chase Reese.

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