The Southern Smoke Foundation held its annual Southern Smoke Festival recently, through which more than $1.5 million was raised to support people affected by Hurricane Helene and Hurricane Milton.

Can’t make it to the festival? The YETI Culinary Stage cooking demos will be livestreamed on KPRC 2+ starting at 4:30 p.m. The demonstrations will be hosted by chef, YouTube personality, and New York Times bestselling author Brad Leone.

He's a James Beard award-winning chef and one of our favorite TV hosts; Chris Shepherd is in the host seat. We caught up with him as he gets set to premiere season 2 of 'Eat Like a Local' this Saturday.While you may be used to seeing him right here on KPRC, it's what he does behind the scenes to support Houston food and beverage workers that's even more impressive. His Southern Smoke Foundation is expanding to help those in crisis across the nation. We found out exactly how it's helping on an SSF takeover of Houston Life.

She’s a two-time James Beard Award-winning chef and owner of New York City's popular Milk Bar, and she's bringing her tasty treats to Houston!

Southern Smoke holds a festival each year that hosts some of the industry’s most talented chefs and personalities, with the help from plenty of local chefs and establishments.

Erin Smith, co-owner of Houston’s Feges BBQ, shows us the simple side dish that is perfect for your summer barbecue or next Tex Mex meal at home. With just 6 ingredients, elote is an affordable and quick dish that will impress your family. The recipe can easily be scaled up to feed a party crowd. Watch the video to see how to make it!

This Summer, he stepped away from the kitchen