Courtesy of WYES.
Dook Chase, filming for WYES's new series, "Dook Chase: A Chef's Journey," premiering in the spring of 2026.
New Orleans restaurateur Edgar “Dook” Chase IV—grandson of Louisiana legend Leah Chase and executive chef of his family’s legacy restaurant, Dooky Chase’s—has been getting a lot of screentime as of late.
In July, he joined actress and show host Octavia Spencer as expert judge of the Food Network’s new show Family Recipe Showdown, which brings three teams of Southern home cooks to compete with their best renditions of their grandma’s recipes, all for a $10,000 prize. The show was filmed at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, and over the course of the competition Chase will be joined by guest judges the likes of Reese Witherspoon, Jessica Chastain, Danielle Brooks, Tim Gunn, and more. Episodes air on Thursday nights at 8 pm, and can be streamed on HBO Max. foodnetwork.com/shows/family-recipe-showdown.
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But Chase has been working on a project even closer to home, as well. In production since June and set to premiere in Spring 2026, WYES’s new series will put the spotlight on Chase himself, as he travels around Greater New Orleans visiting the city’s most important centers of culinary culture. The show, titled Dook Chase: A Chef’s Journey, will feature destinations like Angelo Brocato’s, Dakar NOLA, Commander’s Palace, Dong Phuong Bakery, and more. wyes.org.
