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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The Lymbar
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A native Houstonian, David Cordúa started his culinary education at Le Cordon Bleu in Paris while training at notable restaurants La Tour d’Argent and L’Auberge Bressane. After a stint in San Jose, California, Cordúa joined his family’s Cordúa Restaurants as executive chef and vice president of brand development. He opened multiple restaurants alongside his father, noted Nicaraguan chef Michael Cordúa; they also combined to write and publish The Cordúa Cookbook in 2013. In 2022, Cordúa opened The Lymbar, a Latin-Mediterranean restaurant paying homage to his diverse childhood neighborhood