At Black Restaurants, a Legacy of Community Comforts in a Tumultuous World | Eater
"Opened in 1941 by Leah Chase, who became known as the "Queen of Creole Cuisine," this restaurant combined elevated Creole food with a deliberate mission to support social change, serving as a congregational space where civil-rights leaders could strategize when other public venues were unavailable. Today the family continues that legacy, with grandson Edgar Chase as executive chef, and the dining room still radiates warmth and camaraderie — the blended scents of simmering collards and freshly baked cornbread, patrons dressed in their Sunday best, soft laughter, and raised toasts evoke a long tradition of hospitality tied to activism. Leah Chase, who died in 2019, framed the work as a higher calling to make the world better, and that ethos remains central to the restaurant's identity." - Shani Hillian
