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
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      WHO’S COOKING?
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       Jeremy Alston, Magnolia Meat & GroceryDescription goes here
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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 KitchenDescription goes here
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       Marc Anthony Bynum, Marc Bynum ConceptsDescription goes here
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       Brandon Cain, Saw's BBQ
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       Jeffrey Compton, Armour HouseDescription goes here
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       Wil Drake, HERO, Pihakis Restaurant GroupDescription goes here
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       Hunter Evans, Elvie'sDescription goes here
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       Adam Grusin, Stitt Restaurant GroupDescription goes here
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       Jonathan HarrisonDescription goes here
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       Chris Ippolito, Cayo CocoDescription goes here
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       Chris, Andrew, Jacob Lilly, Big Bob Gibson Bar-B-QDescription goes here
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       Pat Martin, Martin's Bar-B-Que JointDescription goes here
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       Ryan O'Hara, Big Spoon CreameryDescription goes here
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       Geri-Martha O'Hara, Big Spoon CreameryDescription goes here
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       Ben McPherson, Miracle Pizza CoDescription goes here
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       Lee Pantazis, Gus's HotdogsDescription goes here
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       Phillip Powell, Aww Shucks Gourmet Fire Roasted CornDescription goes here
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       Ming Pu, Brooklyn and the Butcher, Outcast Fish & Oyster Bar, Exchange Pub & KitchenDescription goes here
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       Justin Robinson, The Chef JRob ExperienceDescription goes here
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       Van Sykes, Bob Sykes Bar B Q RestaurantDescription goes here
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       Dwayne Thompson, Big Daddy Sauces BBQDescription goes here
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       LaVaris Tinker, Dreamland BBQDescription goes here
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       Rusty Tucker, Rusty's Bar-B-QDescription goes here
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      Nick Wallace, Nick Wallace CulinaryDescription goes here
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       Sedesh Wilkerson, The Anvil Pub and GrillDescription goes here
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       Jacobi Williams, Automatic Seafood & OystersDescription goes here
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       Mark White, Moe's Original BBQDescription goes here
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       Brian Wolfe, The Son of a ButcherDescription goes here
 
                         
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
               
            
              
            
            
          
               
                       
                       
                       
                       
                      