An expatriate of New Orleans – and professional chef – who has lived in Los Angeles since her childhood, blogs about the journey from New Orleans to Los Angeles back to New Orleans, and points along the way.

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Choices

Posted by on Jun 16, 2009, 4:27 pm in Current Affairs, History, Travel | 0 comments

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The Chinese in New Orleans and Yaka Mein

Posted by on Jun 1, 2009, 3:15 pm in Food and Drink, History, Travel | 0 comments

Yaka Mein – chasing down the origins of a New Orleans favorite with Chinese roots

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Visiting with Leah Chase

Posted by on May 26, 2009, 12:27 pm in Current Affairs, Food and Drink, History, Travel | 0 comments

On the last day of my visit a couple of weeks ago, I stopped in to visit with Mrs. Leah Chase of Dooky Chase’s Restaurant. I had visited with Mrs. Chase, in her FEMA trailer, on my last visit, but hadn’t been smart enough to tape it then. This time I wised up and video taped our chat.

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