We’re holding all food & beverage workers close this holiday season. A few important reminders:

Southern Smoke’s offices will be closed from December 24, 2025, to January 4, 2026 to give our team a chance to reset before the new year. We look forward to connecting on Monday, January 5, 2026.

Emergency Relief Fund: Applications will be paused from December 17, 2025, to January 4, 2026. If you have an ongoing case, you can continue working with your case manager. If you are seeking financial assistance due to a crisis, please check back and apply when applications reopen on January 5.

Behind You Mental Health Program: Applications remain open, and services will be available in January. The earlier you apply, the quicker we can determine eligibility, and you can be ready for when services commence.

Texas Hill Country Floods: Applications closed on 12/16.

SSF 2022

Since 2015, we’ve raised more than $927,000 through our festival for fellow F+B workers—and we’re not done yet. Join us from Friday, October 21 to Sunday, October 23 as some of the industry’s most celebrated chefs and personalities—including Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, Aaron Franklin, and Cheetie Kumar—bring their bold flavors to Houston. We’ll be pairing bites with local libations, live music, event merch, and meat-n-greets for a full weekend worth savoring. We’ll see you there.