Webnot just for the food, but the person they call ma. They just started calling me ma harper, said alice olivia martinez harper, known to everyone as ma harper. Webaccording to alice harper, known as ma, fieri said she could make a career out of just selling her gumbo, which she jokes is made with everything but the kitchen sink. Webthe preparation work had staff members scrambling around. But even at the age of 95, the owner of ma harper’s creole cuisine said she has no plans to slow down. Webafter becoming a household name in san antonio, ma says she is happy and relieved to know that the “ma harper” name is not going anywhere. Webalice olivia martinez, known to everyone as ma harper, helped start fiesta's taste of new orleans and is still cooking after more than 30 years. Webharper has made a name for herself as a restaurateur, with ma's harper's creole kitchen on the east side. But she spent her first 21 years in san antonio as an. Webin interviews, alice “ma” harper openly shares her religious faith and it makes perfect sense — one taste of her gumbo makes it very clear her talent comes from.
