Lindsey Brown Public Relations

04/13/2022

The May issue of Texas Monthly is officially out on newstands, and Wild Oats is featured as Pat’s Pick! 🤩

From shots of chili and jalapeño pepper jelly, to wood-grilled chicken and wagyu chicken fried steak, Pat shares her full review in the write-up.

“Staggering out of the restaurant, I said goodbye to my friends and sat down to wait for my Uber and think about what Shepherd and Fine have wrought. As Fine has said, Wild Oats is their love letter to Texas. ‘It’s like what Chris did, expanding the Houston food scene,’ he explained, speaking of Underbelly’s game-changing dive into the city’s immigrant cuisines. ‘My dream and hope are that we are doing things people have not seen in a Texas restaurant,’ he said, ‘and that will expand what we think of as Texas food.’ Judging from what I tasted, he’s got that part nailed.”

The full article is available to read in the May issue of Texas Monthly! 🌟

03/25/2022

“The secret to superb wings is a peanut-butter-and-jelly sauce.”You heard it here first! Bloomberg recently spoke with our friends at Feges BBQ Spring Branch about their incredibly addicting PB&J wings.

“Make the wings and you’ll see. The thick, sticky, mahogany-colored sauce is ridiculously simple and well suited to wings, and begs the question: Why don’t more people mix peanut butter and jelly into a sauce? Key to the dish is in the ratio of ingredients. Peanut butter is the driving force and suggests the popular Thai sauce, while the sriracha contributes heat. The grape jelly sweetens it up and adds a satisfying stickiness. Then it’s just a matter of roasting the wings. Use an air fryer if you’ve got one—or even better, smoke the wings as [Chef Erin] Smith does to add a toasty accent to the meat.”

Click here to read the full article (and get the recipe!) https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-03-25/the-secret-to-superb-wings-is-a-peanut-butter-and-jelly-sauce.

03/04/2022

”R-C Ranch Texas Craft Butchers Raises Wagyu Beef for Houston’s Best Restaurants — And Now, You. Score great cuts from their new butcher shop, or get it shipped from their online store.” - Inside Hook

A huge shoutout to InsideHook for sharing more about our client R-C Ranch’s ranching process, wagyu beef, and the butcher shop located at The Houston Farmers Market!

“Today, R-C Ranch stocks its new 3,000-square-foot butcher shop with dry-aged steaks, sausages and charcuterie, all cured, smoked or otherwise prepared in-house. Expect to find marinated meats, fresh meal prep packages and family-size ready-to-cook meals, plus marrow bones, offal and tallow oil. (There’s also a tank of lobsters — those come from Maine.)”

Check out the full article on insidehook.com, and then swing by the Houston Farmers Market this weekend to see the butcher shop for yourself— R-C Ranch Butcher Shop is open from 8am-7pm daily. ✨

02/15/2022

Spotted: Wild Oats featured on Robb Report! 🤩

“Portion sizes aren’t the only thing Chef Nick Fine is having fun with at Wild Oats, a new project from Chris Shepherd’s Underbelly Hospitality that opened Thursday, Feb. 10, at the Houston Farmers Market. Fine is remixing essential Texas dishes and ingredients to tell stories about the Lone Star State that haven’t been heard before. Wild Oats, he hopes, will do for Texan cuisine what Underbelly did for Houston’s.”

“This market has always been one of the most iconic areas of the city,” Shepherd said. “The Houston Farmers Market is Texas to me—the vendors, the products, having a local butcher shop next door supplying us with a lot of our meat. It’s such a synergy and a dream come true. To open something here after it’s been redeveloped in a thoughtful and sustainable way—I had to jump on it.”

The full article is available to read here: https://robbreport.com/food-drink/dining/wild-oats-houston-texas-cuisine-1234663297/ 🌟 A huge thanks to Robb Report for helping us tell the story of Wild Oats. If you haven’t already, we recommend adding “eating at Wild Oats” & “checking out the Houston Farmers Market” to your to-do list. 😉

01/07/2022

Are you a fan of cheeseburgers, hot dogs, french fries, and milkshakes?! 🍔🌭🍟🥤If so, we’ve got some real good news for you. ✨

Underbelly Burger officially opened its doors this week at the historic The Houston Farmers Market! Expect burgers made with locally sourced beef from 44 Farms & R-C Ranch, a chicken sandwich, sidewinder fries, & a Chris Shepherd Bacon Sausage hot dog! (Yes, you read that right. 🌭)

We are so proud of Underbelly Hospitality for their latest restaurant opening, and we recommend checking out the new burger shop ASAP. 💥🙌

01/07/2022

Imbibe 75— an annual list of the people, places, and organizations that will shape the drinks world in the coming year— was just released, and look who made the list! We are so proud of our client, Angel Share HTX for all that they do. 🥂

“Now under the sole ownership of its longtime general manager, Mary Ellen Angel, the Houston-area charity bar OKRA reopened last summer with a new name: Angel Share. The business model remains the same, with four Houston charities highlighted every month and guests voting for which one receives the pot.”

“It’s 100 percent of the profits from the charity menu, but really it’s whatever I can swing, so it’s usually more than that,” explains Angel. “Basically, pay the employees, pay the rent, the bills, buy the supplies, and make sure we have a little money in the bank in case the air conditioner breaks— but after that, just give it all away.”

“Maybe this bar is my way of having a legacy. Giving back to the community around me is why I started in hospitality in the first place. I love to help people, says Angel. “We still have that community spirit and love of Houston— a general good-will-toward-everyone kind of space.”

Thanks for including Angel Share on your list, Imbibe Magazine! If you haven’t already visited the charity bar downtown, we recommended adding it to your list of places to try soon. Cheers! ✨

12/22/2021

Extra Extra! ✨ Bloomberg Pursuits recently interviewed our client, Mary Ellen Angel, owner of Angel Share HTX to learn more about the charity bar & their mission to give back to local nonprofits.

“In June 2021, Mary Ellen Angel opened Angel Share, using the term for the bit of distilled spirits that evaporates during aging in wooden casks. (It also plays on her name, of course.) She updated the décor with artwork that honors singer Dolly Parton—who, she says, has “a great heart.” ❤️

“For every drink or dish bought at Angel Share, customers get a ticket and a chance to vote for one of four rotating 501(c)3 nonprofits. The charity with the most tickets at the end of the month gets the bar’s profits, minus operating costs.”

We recommend reading the full article at https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-22/at-angel-share-cocktail-bar-in-houston-charity-is-the-key-ingredient and then heading over to Angel Share for happy hour. It’s for a good cause, after all! 😉

A new bar gives patrons a chance to support local nonprofits.

11/18/2021

We are beyond proud of our friends at MARCH Restaurant for being named one of America’s Best New Restaurants by Esquire! From the first sip of March vermouth in the lounge to the final bite of dessert, the dining experience at March is unlike any other. From the Esquire Editors:

“We even fell back in love with multi course tastings menus at Chicago’s Ever and Houston’s March. In the hands of the right team, they can still be a sublime, luxe experience…”

“March, as the name implies, is a steady movement toward the avant-garde.”

Join us in congratulating the team at March! And if you haven’t had the chance to visit yet, consider this your sign. 😉

10/18/2021

The much anticipated Texas Monthly Top 50 BBQ list for 2021 is officially out, and we couldn’t be prouder of Feges BBQ Spring Branch for landing on the list! 🎉

From the out-of-this-world smoked meats to the unique & delicious side items, Feges is no doubt one of the best BBQ joints in the state, and we are so honored to work with them. (According to Texas Monthly, the spicy Korean greens might be the best barbecue side dish in Texas!)

The full Top 50 BBQ list is available to view at https://www.texasmonthly.com/interactive/top-50-bbq-2021/. Congrats, ya’ll! 💥

09/16/2021

The time has come—MARCH Restaurant is reopening with a brand new menu! ✨

MARCH reopens after a one-month summer break with a new menu focused on Andalusia and Murcia. MARCH was built to examine the regions in the Mediterranean where boundaries meet. They see the Mediterranean as a collection of marches that have endless layers of cultures, languages, ideas, and skills.

Their deep dive into the vast region of the Mediterranean first explored the Maghreb in Northwest Africa, and their studies are now taking them northward into the Southern Spanish regions of Andalusia & Murcia, where they continue to explore the richness and diversity of the Mediterranean in their menus.

MARCH opens today, and will be open Wednesday - Saturday, 6 - 10pm. You can use the link in their bio or visit marchrestaurant.com to make a reservation.

We can’t wait to see what the MARCH team has in store for us this season!

07/27/2021

It’s happening—Georgia James Tavern is officially open! ✨

Georgia James Tavern, a casual offshoot of acclaimed steakhouse Georgia James from Chris Shepherd and Underbelly Hospitality, is now open in downtown Houston’s Market Square Tower. Georgia James Tavern will utilize the same philosophies on sourcing, technique, service and attention to detail that define Georgia James.

You can expect a menu with dishes ranging from salads, sandwiches, burgers, and of course, cast-iron smeared steaks, along with entrees cooked in a wood-burning oven. Tally Coburn, who you may know as the former sous chef of Georgia James, will be running the kitchen as chef de cuisine. They will also offer an extensive, yet approachable wine program from Underbelly Hospitality wine director Matthew Pridgen, and fun, innovative cocktails from spirits director Westin Galleymore.

Think timeless food and drink, in a cozy Art Deco-inspired space. Make sure to give Georgia James Tavern a follow to stay up-to-date on all the latest!

05/20/2021

The Team ✨

Social media queens Taylor Hall and Abbie Arnold shape the imagery and messaging for our clients on social media. Through video, photography, text and personality, they’re sharing each client’s identity online every day.

Taylor is a Houston native with a background in public relations. She loves fried chicken, Taylor Swift, and her cat Brick.

Abbie, a Texas Tech grad, worked in nonprofits and oil & gas before joining LBPR. She’s a newlywed, an avid sports fan, and dog mom to Dolly and Ruca.

They’re both crushing the social media game, and LBPR is so lucky to have them.