Annual Events
Southern Smoke Festival Thumbnail
Southern Smoke Festival

Save the date for SSF25! We will be back at Discovery Green on October 4, 2025 with more great food, drinks and music to take care of our own. Thank you to everyone who cooked, poured, and attended in 2024. We couldn’t do what we do without you. 

Southern Smoke Decanted 2025 Thumbnail
Southern Smoke Decanted 2025

Welcome aboard S.S. Decanted: Yachty by Nature—a vintner’s tasting reception and auction where luxury meets purpose—chaired by Chuck and Vanessa Ames. Imagine yourself savoring the finest wines and gourmet delights, with the breezy beats of Yacht Rock and classic Hip Hop setting the perfect backdrop.

Enjoy an expertly curated tasting reception before raising a toast (and a paddle!) to the food and beverage industry at a seated live auction benefiting Southern Smoke Foundation. So gather your friends, dust off your captain’s hats, and join us for an inspiring celebration that toasts to resilience, community, and the power of giving back. Tickets and tables are sold out! 

Preview/Register for the Auction
Respect the Rosé Thumbnail
Respect the Rosé

We’ve been drinking pink wine with some of our favorite chefs since 2016! We’ll be back May 17, 2025 with a new theme and another great party!

Loading Events

« All Events

  • This event has passed.

2025 Behind You Classic

March 10

Play Golf and Raise Funds for Mental Health in North Carolina’s Food + Beverage Industry

Join us for the 1st annual Behind You Classic to raise funds for Behind You, Southern Smoke Foundation’s mental health program.

Through its mental health program, Behind You, Southern Smoke Foundation provides access to no-cost counseling for food and beverage workers in California, Illinois, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New York, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and Washington D.C., and in 2025 North Carolina and more!!

SSF distribute grants to universities offering accredited graduate-level programs for psychology, social work, clinical mental health, or counseling. Dedicated student clinicians provide Behind You clients with up to 20 no cost supervised counseling sessions (or up to six [6] months of counseling, whichever is reached first), guided by licensed clinical supervisor and the university program director.

Venue

Macgregor Downs Country Club
430 St. Andrews Street
Cary, NC 27511 United States
+ Google Map

Organizer

(ish) delicatessen
View Organizer Website