Ep 21: Lucille's Chef-Owner Talks "Grit Checks," Sustainability and Serving Community
Update: 2020-09-02
Description
We talk with Chris Williams, chef-owner of Lucille's, a locally-owned restaurant in Houston's Museum District co-founded in 2012 by Chris and his brother, Ben. The restaurant's name and cuisine is in honor of their great-grandmother, Lucille B. Smith.
Key topics:
- Switching from a profitability to sustainability model
- How COVID-19 prompted Lucille’s to launch its non-profit, Lucille’s 1913
- How Houston chefs are banding together through Lucille’s pop-up program to support for Houston's bar community during the pandemic
- What success looks like for Lucille’s in 2020
Small Biz Insider is presented by Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
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