Annual Events
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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. 

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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! 

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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!

Feb 24, 2025 | 6:30–9:00 pm
Past and Present: Uchi Alum Dinner benefiting Southern Smoke Foundation
Houston, TX
Join us for an evening with former uchi chefs Chris Davies of March and Mark Wong of Kira alongside uchi Houston's chef de cuisine Stephen Conklin benefiting the Southern Smoke Foundation featuring a collaboration of beverage pairings from former uchi beverage director and master sommelier June Rodil and uchi Houston's current beverage manager Stephanie Velasco.
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Mar 3, 2025 | 6:00–10:00 pm
The Truffle Masters
Houston, TX
The Truffle Masters, hosted by Houston-based luxury food importer and distributor, DR Delicacy, is an annual celebration of one of the world’s oldest and most precious delicacies, first-rate truffles, showcased by the top talent in Houston’s restaurant community. Our mission is to unite local gourmands around DR Delicacy's love for truffles and give back to the community that’s continued to support us. Event proceeds will benefit the Southern Smoke Foundation.
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Mar 10, 2025
2025 Behind You Classic
Cary, NC
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.
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