She also hires second. Weba woman who's spent a lifetime learning to give back. I'll be 90 years old in august, said harper. Anyone who walks through her doors is a friend to ma. Webma harper is a restaurant owner, mother, grandmother, and retired airplane mechanic. She also founded taste of new orleans. Ma harper stopped by great day. August 6, 2024, 5:17 pm. Business, community, east side, san antonio, food, bexar county. Alice ma harper, owner of the creole kitchen that bears her. 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. 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.