Annual Events
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Southern Smoke Festival

Southern Smoke Festival 2024, presented by Alaska Seafood, raised $1.5 million for the food and beverage community. We will be back in Fall 2025 for more great food, drinks and music to take care of our own. Thank you to everyone who cooked, poured, and attended. We couldn’t do what we do without you. 

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Southern Smoke Decanted

Decanted, presented by Lexus, unlocks the best of our wines and each other in Southern Smoke’s wine auction, uniting wine lovers with vintners from around the world in a spectacular afternoon benefiting Southern Smoke Foundation. Save the date for March 29, 2025!

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Respect the Rosé: Run for the Rosés

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

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Oct 15, 2024 | 6:00–9:00 pm
Preeti Waas x Dean Neff at Seabird
Wilmington, NC
Join Dean Neff and the team at Seafbird as they team up with Preeti Waas from Cheeni in Durham to raise funds for their friends in the hospitality industry via Southern Smoke Foundation.
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Oct 16, 2024 | 6:30–8:30 pm
Elijah Craig Spirited Dinner at Brennan's of Houston
Houston, TX
Join us at Brennan's of Houston to celebrate Elijah Craig Old Fashioned Week with special guests from Heaven Hill Distillery and Southern Smoke Foundation. It will be an evening filled with entertaining stories, delicious food, and great drinks, all for a good cause. $15 from each ticket sold will be donated to Southern Smoke Foundation.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 11:00 am–3:00 pm
Hope for Hospitality
Greenville, SC
Join Euphoria Greenville at Larkin’s Sawmill for a brunch dedicated to supporting hospitality workers in this time of crisis across the Carolinas! Enjoy the warmth of community as you chow down on brunch-inspired bites from local restaurants. As you bid on silent auction items, sip on refreshing beverages & listen to live music while we bring hope to the hospitality industry. 100% of proceeds from every ticket purchased will directly support hospitality workers in crisis through the Southern Smoke Foundation.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 5:30–9:30 pm
Rustic Canyon x Southern Smoke: Powered by Resy
Santa Monica, CA
Chefs Joshua Pinsky from New York's Claud, Christina Nguyen from Minneapolis' Hai Hai and Claudette Zepeda, along with Jeremy Fox and Elijah Deleon of Rustic Canyon in Los Angeles, are coming together for a one-of-a-kind dinner benefitting the Southern Smoke Foundation.
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Oct 22, 2024
Holey Moley Day of Fun
Houston, TX
Funlab’s Day of Fun is back on October 22! Putt your stuff around 9 holes of golf, have fun and feel connected… all for amazing causes! ​For one day only, we're offering 9 holes of mini golf for ONLY $5 and 1 hour of Karaoke for $20. Every dollar from bookings made goes straight to supporting a mental health charity close to our venues.​ The Houston venue will support Southern Smoke Foundation.
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Oct 22, 2024 | 6:00–9:00 pm
Harvest & Balsamic Mentor/Mentee Dinner, Powered by Resy - SOLD OUT
Chicago, IL
Harvest dinner with Chefs Sarah Grueneberg, Jason Hammel (Lula Café) and Andrea Bezzecchi, artisan balsamic vinegar producer, benefiting Southern Smoke Foundation.
Nov 20, 2024 | 6:00–9:00 pm
Dean Neff x Preeti Waas Dinner at Cheeni
Durham, NC
Enjoy a collaboration dinner at Cheeni benefitting SSF from Preeti & Dean: Preeti Waas from Cheeni (Durham) and Dean Neff from Seabird (Wilmington).
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