NOMA Gala Celebrates Chef Leah Chase’s Ninth Decade
By Doug McCash, nola.com It’s unusual for the New Orleans Museum of Art to schedule a gala on a Monday night, but that’s the way chef Leah Chase wanted it. After all, most of her restaurant-world colleagues are off on Mondays, so they more easily could attend the party celebrating her 90th year (she was… Read More
A Legacy Shared In Paintings And On Plates
Sneak into the kitchen of Dooky Chase Restaurant (2301 Orleans Ave., 821-0535) on any given weekday and you’ll probably see Leah Chase chopping trinity or completing one of her classic Creole dishes. Later this month, you’ll be able to see her doing the same on the walls of the New Orleans Museum of Art (NOMA)… Read More
EXTENDED FOR THREE DATES! Shakespeare In The Besthoff Sculpture Garden This May
Due to popular demand NOMA and the NOLA Project have extended the production to include May 23rd, May 24th, and May 25th! NOMA and the NOLA Project are back in the Besthoff Sculpture Garden for Shakespeare’s As You Like It Performances are May 9, 10, 13, 16, 17, 18, 20, 23, 24 and 25 at… Read More