Southern Smoke, a charitable organization founded by Houston’s James Beard Award Winner Chef Chris Shepherd, has donated $10,000 to the Gulf Seafood Foundation’s “Helping Hands” program that distributes work gloves to Gulf fishermen. The “Helping Hands” program was a response to give all fishermen across the Gulf a small reminder that they were not forgotten after the 2017 hurricanes that struck from Texas to Florida.
“We sincerely appreciate this substantial donation to organization’s ongoing program to provide work-gloves to our fishermen,” said Gulf Seafood Foundation’s Chairman Jim Gossen. “The men and women who provide fish from the Gulf of Mexico are an integral part of the Gulf’s hospitality industry. It is comforting to know that Southern Smoke recognizes we are one family providing the best seafood in the world to our customers.”
Shepherd, the culinary torchbearer behind Houston’s acclaimed restaurants One Fifth, Hay Merchant and UB Preserv, launched Southern Smoke in 2015 after learning his friend and former sommelier Antonio Gianola was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.The organization raises money for charities through an annual Southern Smoke barbecue featuring top chefs from around the country joining forces with some of Houston’s most accomplished chefs for an ultra-meaty tasting event at $200-a-head.
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