"Southern Smoke Festival, the brainchild of James Beard Award-winning chef Chris Shepherd, returns to Discovery Green for its eighth year this October. As tradition goes, unlimited food and drink are the main event. Dozens of lauded chefs from around the country, including a third from Houston, will gather on the green to cook up bites for festivalgoers while raising emergency relief funds for restaurant workers in need." - Brittany Britto Garley