Amid a hunger crisis, Houston struggles to keep food on people's tables

In a city still recovering from 2017's Hurricane Harvey, community food banks and restaurants rally to feed those in need.

12/11/2020 | National Geographic

Brothers blaze trails in Houston food scene and community work

Chris and Ben Williams continue the legacy of their great-grandmother Lucille with a restaurant, distillery and a new nonprofit.

11/7/2020 | Houston Chronicle

Lucille’s initiative to feed seniors is now a nonprofit with a broader vision

Chef Chris Williams is bouncing around the kitchen of the Imani School in Southwest Houston, tending to stations and spotchecking meals...

11/7/2020 | Houston Chronicle

Lucille's 1913 helping feed Houstonians during pandemic

10/15/2020 | Fox26 Houston

Houston chef creates nonprofit to feed senior citizens in subsidized housing

"It's undeniably good work," said Lucille's Executive Chef Chris Williams of non-profit Lucille's 1913. He's donated nearly 60,000 meals during the pandemic.

09/3/2020 | KHOU 11 Houston

Lucille’s delivers thousands of free meals to senior citizens, at-risk communities across the city

Local restaurant accepting donations to support their mission

07/10/2020 | Click 2 Houston

Meet, Discover & Support Lucille’s in Houston

This October, Blavity is partnering with Google to put a spotlight on Black-owned businesses and show how customers can support them with our #InTheBlack campaign...

10/13/2020 | Blavity News

Chris Shepherd pours out local support with pop-up bartender series

Add One Fifth to the movement of restaurants offering assistance to out of work bartenders. Chris Shepherd's Mediterranean restaurant has joined the 1913 Pop-Up Program, an initiative started by Lucille's chef-owner Chris Williams to benefit Lucille's 1913,...

08/28/2020 | Culturemap Houston

One Fifth joins weekly bar pop-up program

The bar pop-up series that Lucille’s created this summer to help out-of-work bars and bartenders has gained momentum and now moving beyond the Museum District restaurant.,...

08/31/2020 | Houston Chronicle

Small Biz Insider: Lucille's Chef-Owner Talks "Grit Checks," Sustainability and Serving Community

Entrepreneurs and small business owners are well-known for innovating, taking risks and bouncing back from crisis again and again. 2020, though, has been exceptional. Nearly every facet of the economy has been incredibly impacted in some way....

09/2/2020 | Greater Houston Partnership

I Thought The Pandemic Would Kill My Restaurant, But It’s Only Made It Stronger

As part of an ongoing series hoping to explore the experiences of restaurant owners and workers during the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown, we are sharing perspectives from those on the frontline....

09/2/2020 | Resy Houston