Meet A History Hero

Helen: Hello fellow foodie! There's nothing better than a warm home cooked meal. Food is so important to not just our happiness but our health too! Meet the “Queen of Creole Cuisine” a chef who used food to break race barriers!
Leah Chase
Leah is a hero in one of your favorite hobbies. You can be a hero and have a career in something you love too!
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Unpacking Leah Chase's Heroic Impact

WHO

Leah Chase is a renowned chef and known as the “Queen of Creole Cuisine”.

WHAT

Leah started as a hostess, but soon started redecorating the restaurant, adding to the menu and preparing food.

WHY

Most restaurants would not serve African Americans. Leah Chase broke race barriers when she led the charge by inviting everyone to eat at “Dooky Chase.”

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A Picture From The Real World

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Make It Make Sense

The food you take in has always been an essential part of our health. When pioneers traveled miles to explore land in the Americas Chefs were essential to a communities survival.

Food brings us together, “Dooky Chase '' was a pivotal location for political discourse and bringing people together that were meant to be kept apart due to segregation laws.

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Congratulations, You've Finished This Module!

Now it's time for you to get out there and go make history, hero!
“You worry too much about what goes into your mouth and not enough about what comes out.” -Leah Chase
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