Webharper is now 93 and, with the help of her family and second chance employees, is still making some of the most authentic creole cuisine in town, including hearty shrimp. 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. 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. Webharper is now 93 and, with the help of her family and second chance employees, is still making some of the most authentic creole cuisine in town. 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. Weba favorite of many for decades. Not just for the food, but the person they call ma. They just started calling me ma harper, said alice olivia martinez harper, known. 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. Webma harper's creole kitchen. 4. 5 (224 reviews) unclaimed. $$ cajun/creole, desserts, seafood.