Chef Lucille B. Smith was a pioneer in culinary world with entrepreneurial spirit
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A portrait of Lucille B. Smith, hangs on a wall inside Lucille’s.Godofredo A. Vásquez, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Lucille Bishop Smith was the maternal great-grandmother of chef Christopher Williams, who owns Lucille s restaurant.Courtesy photo / Courtesy photoShow MoreShow Less
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Lucille Bishop Smith with Martin Luther King, Jr.Photos courtesy of Ben Williams / Photos courtesy of Ben WilliamsShow MoreShow Less
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Lucille Bishop Smith with Joe LouisPhotos courtesy of Ben Williams / Photos courtesy of Ben WilliamsShow MoreShow Less
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Houston Restaurant Forked Over Thousands of Dollars to Provide Hot Meals to Senior Citizens, Now The State Has Stepped In to Help
Chef Chris Williams is carrying on his family’s legacy through his nonprofit organization Lucille’s 1913. The organization, born during the COVID-19 pandemic, provides hot meals to senior citizens in predominantly Black neighborhoods and living facilities.
Myrtle Jones is a resident of W. Leo Daniels Towers and one of hundreds of senior citizens who receive a hot meal through the nonprofit. Ms. Jones says she is grateful to receive the meals because she was unsure what she would do once the pandemic hit. “It was a Godsend to all of us,” Jones said. “I didn’t have to cook. I didn’t have to go buy, and the thought of somebody else thinking about us, whether we have a pandemic or not, is a blessing in disguise. That’s why I say to myself all the time when one door closes, one always opens.”