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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Eli
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Sussman
Brooklyn, NY /
gertrude's
WHERE WILL I BE COOKING:

Eli Sussman is a chef, restaurateur, and digital creator. Sussman is the executive chef and partner of gertrude’s in Brooklyn which received a glowing New Yorker review and was included in the NYT Top 8 dishes of 2023. He was a semifinalist for the James Beard Rising Star Award, and was awarded a Zagat 30 under 30 and has authored four cookbooks. His first hospitality industry comedy book “Me Chef, You Chef, Oui Chef” will be released by Clarkson Potter. He hosts an instagram show called Talkin In The Walk-in where he speaks to chefs inside of their restaurant’s walk-in. He makes hospitality industry memes and reels on his account @thesussmans. 

Generously supported by Jordan and Dylan Seff