Support Food + Beverage Workers Affected by the Texas Hill Country Floods

Our hearts are with everyone in the Texas Hill Country.

Southern Smoke provides financial relief during the recovery phase of disasters. We’ve committed $150,000 to support affected F+B workers and are prepared to do more. Sysco will match up to $15,000 in donations to amplify our impact.

The Hill Country Relief Fund application will open August 15. For urgent needs like medical or funeral expenses, F+B workers can apply now through our existing relief fund. Our Behind You program also offers no cost counseling to F+B workers.

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New Orleans, LA /
Saint-Germain
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Blake Aguillard and Trey Smith met while working at Restaurant August under Chef Michael Gulotta then moved to Europe and spent over a year working, living and traveling. Soon they reunited with Gulotta as his opening sous chefs at Mopho Restaurant. Aguillard ultimately became chef de cuisine of Mopho, and Smith became the opening chef de cuisine of Maypop, Gulotta’s second restaurant. Later, Aguillard moved to San Francisco to do a stint at Saison, a Michelin 3-star restaurant, and settled in New Orleans, opening the intimate tasting-menu restaurant Saint-Germain in 2018 with Drew Delaughter. Smith would soon join him. Saint-Germain was named one of GQ’s 2020 Best New Restaurants in America, and Aguillard and Smith were selected for Food & Wine’s 2021 class of Best New Chefs.