![]() ![]() “I think of my ‘work’ (in large quotation marks) as continuation, as bridge if you will, as link-in-the-chain if you will. Reached earlier this year at her Brooklyn home, Harris said the Beard Foundation’s recognition of her career achievements also honors “the people who came before whose hands turned the spoons in the pots,” she said. “She was a dear friend to the point where I considered her almost a relative, and the entire Chase family has been incredibly kind and supportive in sharing their matriarch with me.” Joining Chase as an honoree “just doubled the honor,” Harris said. Iconic New Orleans chef Leah Chase, who died in June 2019, was the first. ![]() Harris is the second African American woman to receive the award. Harris’s friends around the world in celebrating her most recent honor, the 2020 James Beard Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award. The Historic New Orleans Collection joins Jessica B. ![]()
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