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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Rob
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Rubba
Washington, DC /
Oyster Oyster
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Rob Rubba is the chef and founding partner of the Michelin-starred Oyster Oyster in Washington, DC. Rubba is the recipient of the 2023 Outstanding Chef Award by the James Beard Foundation as well as the 2022 Best New Chef Award from Food & Wine magazine. In 2024, Oyster Oyster received a green star from the Michelin guide for its sustainability efforts. His career spans over 20 years, cooking in the best restaurants across the country under chefs like Gordon Ramsay, Guy Savoy, and Laurent Gras. Rubba has branched out on his own, focusing on sustainability. Rubba, a vegetarian himself, prepares a seasonal, local, plant-forward menu that expresses the Mid-Atlantic bounty, staying true to zero waste, a low carbon footprint, and supporting regenerative farming.