Merger: Coach House, Western Concepts Group
Chef Kurt Fleischfresser’s consultancy with the Western Concepts Group has blossomed into a full-fledged merger.
Western Concepts includes Sushi Neko, Musashi’s, Will’s Coffee Shop, The Lobby Bar and Will Rogers Theater. It’s new crown jewel is one of Oklahoma’s most renowned and respected restaurants, The Coach House.
Since 2007, Milam and Fleischfresser have been collaborating on projects including the Fire Room at Musashi’s and the design and development of The Lobby Bar and Will’s Coffee Shop (located in the lobby of the Will Rogers Theater). In January of 2009, Fleischfresser became an official partner of the Western Concepts Restaurant Group.
“Kurt and I have been friends for quite a while,” said Milam. “Kurt first came in as a consultant to help us improve all aspects of our food preparation. The fit was a good one and the merger of our two entities made sense.”
Opening in 1985, The Coach House, located in Nichols Hills Plaza, has long been established as of one of the state’s finest upscale restaurants and is Oklahoma’s only 4 diamond restaurant. As the mastermind and chef of The Coach House, Fleischfresser has perfected his own brand of gracious and elegant dining.
“The basic doctrine of The Coach house will not change,” explains Fleischfresser, “This merger will allow us more support and additional technology, but we will remain the pinnacle of high cuisine that has made The Coach House a treasured part of our neighborhood landscape.”
Western Concepts also currently is renovating the Will Rogers Theater with more than $300,000 worth of upgrades to the heat and air system; as well as the lighting and sound systems.
“We strive to continuously improve our food, our services and our environments,” said Milam. “Our customers have approved whole-heartedly. We see our future as very bright.”
Fleischfresser’s previous partnership, Restaurant Resource Group with chef Chris Lower, yielded the original Iguana Lounge, Earl’s Rib Palace, The Deep Fork Grill, Ground Floor Cafe, The Museum Cafe and Portobello.
