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Chez Louisiane
- Creole restaurant showcased on the black sitcom FRANK'S
PLACE/CBS/1987-88. Located in New Orleans, Chez Louisiane was
owned by Frank Parrish (Tim Reid), a former Professor of
Renaissance History from Boston who moved South to manage a
restaurant willed to him by his father. Staff included Frances
E. Williams as the elderly matron hostess, Madame Torchet;
Francesca P. Roberts as Anna-May, the head waitress; and Tony
Burton as Big Arthur, the Creole cook. The Chez Louisiane was
modeled after the popular New Orleans restaurant Chez Helene.
Actress Francesca P. Roberts even worked at Chez Helene to
learn a few hostess skills.
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