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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Jeff
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Chanchaleune
Oklahoma City, OK /
Ma Der Lao Kitchen
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Chef Jeff Chanchaleune is a two-time James Beard Award finalist and executive chef/owner of Ma Der and BAR SEN, two Laotian restaurants in his hometown of Oklahoma City. Thanks to his father’s classical training at the American Culinary Federation, growing up in a family-owned diner, and his mother’s homemade Laotian food, Chanchaleune was immersed in a variety of food cultures from a young age. In 2021, Chanchaleune opened Ma Der to explore and share the authentic Laotian fare he grew up eating at home. Since then, Ma Der has garnered national attention, earning its place as one of Bon Appétit’s 50 Best New Restaurants in 2022, The New York Times’ Best Restaurants in 2022, and USA Today’s Restaurants of the Year in 2024. BAR SEN opened in February 2025.