FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SOUTHERN SOUL BARBEQUE PRESENTS MAKER’S MARK BBQ PRO-AM WITH PITMASTERS AND PRO-GOLFERS Join Southern Soul’s Harrison Sapp and Griffin Bufkin as Pitmasters Join PGA Tour Golfers for Dinner with Bourbon and Blues ATLANTA – On Thursday, Oct. 3 at 7:30 p.m., Southern Soul Barbeque and the Sea Island barbecue teams welcome ‘cue lovers to Sea Island to savor a thoroughly Southern night filled with barbecue, bourbon and the Blues during the Saint Simons Food & Spirits Festival benefitting Hospice of the Golden Isles. Guests will enjoy food hot off the smokers of the region’s top pitmasters, who will be joined by “amateur” pitmasters: Golfers of the PGA Tour. The Marker’s Mark Bourbon will be flowing, accompanied by an open bar of craft beer and wine. Savannah's legendary Eric Culberson Band will provide the soundtrack, and the evening’s festivities will be emceed by award- winning food and lifestyle blogger Libbie Summers of Salted and Styled. For the Maker’s Mark BBQ ProAm, hosts Harrison Sapp and Griffin Bufkin of Southern Soul Barbeque will be joined by the following pitmaster talent: Jimmy Hagood of Food for the Southern Soul and BlackJack Barbecue with his Big Red Rig from Charleston, S.C.; Tiffanie Faison, Top Chef and Top Chef All-Stars’ fan favorite of Sweet Cheeks Q in Boston, Mass.; along with Justin Fox and Jonathan Fox of Fox Bros. Bar-B-Que in Atlanta. As for the “amateurs,” PGA Tour Professionals such as Lucas Glover, Brian Bateman, Jonathan Byrd, Katie Burnett, Brian Harmon and more will be stationed at every rig in the salty island air, cooking up fun, and mixing and mingling with the guests. Don’t miss this night of Southern fare and flair that promises to serve up some of the best food, drink, and music the South has to offer. Tickets are limited and cost $85, which includes all food and drink, available at https://www.xorbia.com/e/saintsimons/food-and- spirits festival-2013. For more information about the Saint Simons Food & Spirits Festival, visit www.saintsimonsfoodandspirits.com. WHAT: Maker’s Mark BBQ Pro-Am presented by Sea Island and Southern Soul Barbeque Featured Pitmaster Talent Includes: - Hosts Harrison Sapp and Griffin Bufkin of Southern Soul Barbeque / St. Simons Island, Ga. - Jimmy Hagood of Food for the Southern Soul and BlackJack Barbecue / Charleston, S.C. - Tiffanie Faison of Sweet Cheeks Q / Boston, Mass. - Justin Fox and Jonathan Fox of Fox Bros. Bar-B-Que / Atlanta, Ga. PGA Tour “Amateur” Pitmaster Talent Includes: - Lucas Glover, Brian Bateman, Jonathan Byrd, Katie Burnett, Brian Harmon WHEN: Thursday, October 3, 6:00 - 9:00 p.m. WHERE: Sea Island, Ga. COST: Tickets are $85 and available at https://www.xorbia.com/e/saintsimons/food-and-spirits festival-2013 JOIN THE CONVERSATION Southern Soul Barbeque Twitter | Facebook ABOUT SOUTHERN SOUL BARBEQUE Southern Soul Barbeque is a coastal Georgia smoke joint specializing in 12+ hour hardwood-fired, slow-smoked pig, rib, turkey, chicken, sausage and beef brisket. All meals are complimented by a choice of four distinct homemade barbecue sauces and served up with Southern Soul sides such as Hoppin' John, collard greens, award winning Brunswick stew and cast iron skillet cornbread. Southern Soul Barbeque also proudly features scratch-made pimento cheese, smoked chicken salad and a classic vine ripe 'Mater Sammich on sourdough bread with Duke's mayonnaise. Southern Soul has been featured on Food Network's Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives and TLC's BBQ Pitmasters and in publications such as Garden & Gun Magazine, Southern Living, Georgia Trend Magazine and The Huffington Post. Southern Soul Barbeque is located at 2020 Demere Road, Saint Simons Island, Ga. 31522, and available by phone at (912) 638- 7685. For more information, visit southernsoulbbq.com, or follow Southern Soul on Twitter and on Facebook. ### For press information, please contact: Mary Elizabeth Kidd / Elizabeth Moore Green Olive Media, LLC [email protected] / [email protected] Phone: 404-815-9327 / Fax: 404-815-9328 .