“African-Americans didn’t have restaurants like that to go to. When I came here, I said, ‘We’ve got to change things,’” said Chase. ”Growing up, mother always kept nice things for company. Nice glasses, nice things. That’s how we look at it here. Everybody who comes through that front door is my company. People deserve that.”

Leah Chase, whose restaurant Dooky Chase’s helped change New Orleans, dies at 96 | Food/Restaurants | theadvocate.com

RIP