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FOOD

SOUTHERN SMOKE
It’s our innate human nature to help one another… and to eat. Southern
Smoke, CHRIS SHEPHERD’S brainchild, does just this. The story goes that when
Shepherd heard that his good friend and former sommelier ANTONIO GIANOLA
was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, his first reaction was to “throw a
huge party and raise a ton of money.” And if you know Shepherd or have
seen him in our pages, it’s not hard to imagine the big, burly chef saying
and doing just that. On OCTOBER 11, Shepherd is hosting Southern
Smoke, an event that will turn Underbelly, Hay Merchant and Blacksmith
into a massive block party with the goal of raising at least $100,000
for MS.

1. Chris Shepherd
Rest: Underbelly, Hay Merchant
and Blacksmith

The event will feature AARON FRANKLIN from Austin, the first pitmaster to win
a James Beard Award, to serve his award-winning brisket from Franklin
Barbecue; RODNEY SCOTT’S legendary whole hog South Carolina barbecue;
and SEAN BROCK, the two-time James Beard award winner credited with
reviving and preserving heritage foods in the South. This will also be the
first event featuring the HOUBBQ Collective formed by local chefs – SETH
SIEGEL-GARDNER, TERRENCE GALLIVAN, RYAN PERA, JUSTIN YU and CHRIS SHEPHERD.

5. Aaron Franklin
Rest: Franklin Barbecue

2. Ryan Pera
Rest: Coltivare
3. Justin Yu
Rest: Oxheart
4. Rodney Scott
Rest: Scott’s Bar-B-Que

6. Terrence Gallivan & Seth SiegelGardner
Rest: The Pass and Provisions
7. Sean Brock
Rest: Husk & Minero
8. Antonio Gianola

Tickets are available at www.southernsmoke.org.

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