The Lexington Betty x Mahari x Love Cork Screw Southside + Friends menu has officially dropped, and we cannot contain our excitement (or the drool)🤤
Take a peek at what we’re serving up THIS FRIDAY, and grab your tickets to experience a line-up of truly unique dishes blending the cultural flavors and culinary styles of Chef Dominique and Chef Rah. Each course will also feature a special wine pairing from Love Cork Screw’s elevated “Lampley Series” varietal collection from Lodi, CA 🍷
Talk about a night to remember. Last chance to purchase your ticket, link in bio!
If pairing up two incredible South Side restaurants wasn’t enough for the next Southside + Friends dinner, which features @chef.rah of Hyde Park’s multi-award-winning @mahari_restaurant , Dominique is also welcoming @lovecorkscrew as the exclusive wine pairing partner.
Founded by @chrishonyvette , the unapologetically Black-owned, woman-owned wine brand is redefining what wine looks like for this generation, gaining recognition from national publications including Forbes, People Magazine, Wine Enthusiast and more.
For the dinner, Chrishon will be pouring exclusively from The Lampley series, their elevated varietal collection from Lodi, CA. Created in honor of her late father, these elegant bottles support organizations focused on encephalopathy and thyroid disease. The Lampley 2022 Cabernet Sauvignon recently earned West Coast King status and is now exclusively available in Vino Volo airport wine bars across the country, you’ll be able to enjoy this exclusive wine on your next journey through the airport.
Together, the three pros will bring their signature styles to a special, one-night-only menu designed for a communal dining experience that has already caught the attention of the @chicagotribune .
DID YOU THINK WE WERE DONE? THINK AGAIN. 👀
The South Side + Friends Guest Chef Series continues as Chef Dominique Leach of Lexington Betty Smokehouse welcomes @chef.rah of @mahari_restaurant (Hyde Park) and special guest @chrishonyvette of @lovecorkscrew for the next dinner.
An executive chef known for pushing boundaries, Chef Rah blends Creole, African, Latin, and Caribbean influences into an experience like no other. Rooted in the traditions of Louisiana, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic, his cooking is a vibrant expression of culture where heritage flavors meet those head-turning techniques. 🌶️ And they’ve been getting some big Chicago praise – they were named ‘Best Neighborhood Restaurant’ at the @thebanchetawards in 2026.
We're not stopping there! We're also bringing in Chrishon Lampley of Black-owned, woman-owned wine brand Love Cork Screw (as seen in Forbes, People Magazine, Wine Enthusiast and more). She'll be working with the chefs to expertly pair each dish with selections from her award-winning portfolio, including pours from The Lampley, her premium wine collection created in honor of her late father, which spans red, white, and rosé varietals.🍷
📅 Friday, May 15th at 6 PM
📍@House.of.GAZ | Bridgeport
🎟️ Available via Eventbrite
What made this funny wasn’t just the timing. It was the fact that it didn’t even sound like a real question.
By the time somebody says “Am I settling?” out loud, especially in front of other people, there’s a good chance they already been sitting with that thought.
That’s what made this hit. It felt less like confusion and more like something she had already been feeling finally slipped out.
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The Founders Club is very personal to me because it reflects years of learning, growing, adjusting, and continuing to believe in what I was building.
When people look at Love Cork Screw today, they often see the finished version. They see the bottles, the growth, the recognition, and the brand presence. What they do not always see are the lessons behind it all. The questions I had to answer. The things I had to figure out. The mistakes that taught me what mattered most. That is why I created this membership.
I wanted to make space for those lessons to become useful for someone else. I wanted to share in a way that feels encouraging and honest. I wanted women building brands to have access to a place where they can learn, ask questions, and keep growing alongside others doing the same.
Inside The Founders Club, the goal is not perfection. The goal is progress, clarity, and building something that truly reflects who you are and what you want to create. 🍷✨
👉 Visit chrishonlampley.com and read more about the membership. I would love for you to be part of it.
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Chrishon didn't have a vineyard. Didn't have funding. Didn't have anyone in the room who looked like her.
She built anyway. And she's still building, through grief, through a new marriage, through all of it.
This is what she looks like from the inside. Not the highlight reel. The real thing.
She EmpowHers was built for women like her. And women like her are exactly who we're building it for.
Join the waitlist. Link in bio.
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There comes a moment when the idea in your head starts asking for more. More attention. More structure. More belief. More action.
Maybe you have been sitting on a business idea for a while. Maybe you have already started, but you know you need more guidance. Maybe you are at the point where you are tired of figuring everything out alone. That is where The Founders Club comes in.
I created this space for people who are ready to take themselves and their goals seriously. It is a place where learning meets community, and where business education feels personal, practical, and rooted in real experience.
I built Love Cork Screw from a blog into a nationally recognized brand, and every lesson I gathered along the way shaped how I built this membership. I wanted to create something that gives people access to insight, support, and a room that feels encouraging from the moment they step in.
Your idea deserves your time. Your growth deserves support. And your next season deserves more than guesswork. 💻🍷
👉 Visit chrishonlampley.com and learn more about The Founders Club. This could be the right time to stop waiting and start building with intention.
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This membership was created for people who want real business education in a format that feels approachable, useful, and connected to real life. I wanted to create something that reflects what I have learned while building my brands, but also something that feels supportive for the person on the other side of the screen.
Inside, you will find six courses, more than twenty two hours of content, a growing set of lessons, monthly live Q and A calls, and a private member community where you can keep learning in a more personal way.
You also get access to exclusive content and member perks connected to Love Cork Screw and The Lampley. I wanted this to feel like more than just a course platform. I wanted it to feel like a real membership experience with value that continues to grow over time.
For me, business is not only about information. It is also about having the right environment around you. The right conversations. The right encouragement. The right reminders that your ideas matter. 🙌🏾✨
👉 Visit chrishonlampley.com and see if The Founders Club feels like the right fit for you.
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I created The Founders Club because I know what it feels like to have a vision and not always know where to begin.
When I built Love Cork Screw, I learned through experience. I learned through trial, long days, hard lessons, meaningful conversations, and staying close to the reason I started in the first place. Over time, those lessons became something bigger than my own story.
This membership brings together so many of the things I wish I had easier access to earlier on. It includes a growing course library, exclusive content, monthly live Q and A calls with me, and a private community filled with people who are also building something important in their own lives and businesses.
If you have been thinking about starting something of your own, or if you are ready to grow what you have already started, this is a beautiful place to begin. 🍷✨
👉 Visit chrishonlampley.com and take a closer look at The Founders Club. I would love to have you inside.
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You have to stop trying to please everyone, and I mean that with love. 😉
So many women spend so much energy trying to make their brand fit every person, every opinion, every expectation, and every passing reaction. They keep changing the message, softening the voice, and adjusting what makes them different every time someone does not understand it.
But let me say this clearly. Not everyone is your customer, and that is okay. In fact, one of the most freeing things I learned in business was that I did not need everyone to get it. I did not need every person to connect with my product or my message. I needed to understand who I was speaking to, stand firmly in that, and keep showing up with consistency.
When I stopped trying to make Love Cork Screw fit everybody, things changed. I got clearer. I got stronger in my voice. I focused on the people who truly connected with what I was building.
That shift matters. It changes how you speak, how you show up, and how your brand grows.
Inside The Founders Club, I talk a lot about clarity, message, and building in a way that reflects who you really are. If you have been shrinking to make your business more comfortable for other people, this is your reminder to come back to what makes your brand meaningful. 🙌🏾✨
👉 Visit chrishonlampley.com to learn more.
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