THE EVENT
A walk-around tasting event including:
Unlimited tasting bites from ~30 top chefs and pitmasters
The Hop City Craft Beer + Wine Garden with unlimited tasting-sized pours from 10+ breweries and 6+ wineries
Southern Living Tailgate Stage presented by Hellmann's
Coca Cola Music Stage
Avadian Credit Union Tailgate Lounge
Cash bar for additional alcohol purchases
Sloss Furnaces will light up as we host the second annual, FOOD+Fire. This daytime walk-around tasting event will celebrate the barbecue community, live-fire cooking, and Southern tailgate culture. The event will feature top regional and national pitmasters and acclaimed chefs putting an open-fire spin on signature bites and tailgate classics. The cornerstone event of the Birmingham FOOD+ Culture Festival, it will feature the Southern Living Tailgate Stage presented by Hellmann's, the Coca Cola Music Stage, local and regional breweries in the Hop City Craft Beer + Wine Garden, and the not-to-be missed giant football screen in the Avadian Credit Union Tailgate Lounge.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS
DATE: Saturday, September 21st
VENUE: Sloss Furnaces Historic Landmark
TIME: 12:00 - 5:00 pm
TICKET: EARLY BIRD $60, REGULAR $75 (early bird pricing ends Aug 1)
Includes all food and beverage tastings
Children under 12 free (with ticketed adult)
Event is rain or shine
No refunds or exchanges
No pets allowed
Southern Living Tailgate Stage
Presented by
WHO’S COOKING?
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Jeremy Alston, Magnolia Meat & Grocery
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David Bancroft, Acre, Bow & Arrow
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Russ Bodner, Back Forty Beer Company Birmingham
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Matt Bolus, The 404 Kitchen
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Marc Anthony Bynum, Marc Bynum Concepts
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Brandon Cain, Saw's BBQ
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Jeffrey Compton, Armour House
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Wil Drake, HERO, Pihakis Restaurant Group
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Hunter Evans, Elvie's
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Adam Grusin, Stitt Restaurant Group
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Jonathan Harrison
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Chris Ippolito, Cayo Coco
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Chris, Andrew, Jacob Lilly, Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-Q
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Pat Martin, Martin's Bar-B-Que Joint
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Ryan O'Hara, Big Spoon Creamery
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Geri-Martha O'Hara, Big Spoon Creamery
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Ben McPherson, Miracle Pizza Co
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Lee Pantazis, Gus's Hotdogs
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Phillip Powell, Aww Shucks Gourmet Fire Roasted Corn
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Ming Pu, Brooklyn and the Butcher, Outcast Fish & Oyster Bar, Exchange Pub & Kitchen
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Justin Robinson, The Chef JRob Experience
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Van Sykes, Bob Sykes Bar B Q Restaurant
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Dwayne Thompson, Big Daddy Sauces BBQ
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LaVaris Tinker, Dreamland BBQ
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Rusty Tucker, Rusty's Bar-B-Q
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Nick Wallace, Nick Wallace Culinary
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Sedesh Wilkerson, The Anvil Pub and Grill
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Jacobi Williams, Automatic Seafood & Oysters
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Mark White, Moe's Original BBQ
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Brian Wolfe, The Son of a Butcher
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