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Leah Chase (1923-2019) was and African-American chef, author and television personality based in New Orleans, Louisiana. She was known as the Queen of Creole Cuisine, advocating both African-American art and Creole cooking. A red double-breasted chef jacket, long sleeved with two pockets on either side of the waist. It is fastened with two rows of six red buttons on the front of the jacket and has a mandarin collar. Yellow embroidery on the PL breast reads [Leah Chase] in script. The manufacturer's tag is sewn at the back of the neck.