06/19/2026
Today we celebrate US ✊🏾 and the soldiers who came before us. Let us remember Chef Lena Richard!
Born September 9, 1892 in Louisiana.
After graduating from Fannie Farmer Cooking School in 1918, she returned to New Orleans and later opened her own catering business and several restaurants. Ms Richard later opened a cooking school in 1937 in New Orleans specifically for Black students.
In 1939, Richard self-published Lena Richard’s Cook Book. The cookbook made her the first Black author to feature New Orleans Creole cuisine.
In 1949, she became the first Black woman to host her own television cooking show.
Thank you Ms Lena Richard for paving the way for all the Black Chef around the world. Happy Juneteenth! Royal Family! 🥰✊🏾🫶🏾
