Chef Jim Shirley

10/16/2026

10/13/2026

🦊 Rabid Fox Music Fest 2026 🦊

This Weekend at North Beach Social, with select performances at The Bay!

Presented by North Beach Social & Neptone Recording Studio

Starting at 1 PM Saturday & Sunday, October 17 & 18, we'll have food and drink specials as a stellar lineup of local and regional musical talent takes the stage.

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC, Family-Friendly!

PERFORMANCE LINEUP:

🍁 SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17

📍 NORTH BEACH SOCIAL

1:00–1:45 PM
Mello Allen Band

2:00–2:45 PM
Victoria Cardona

3:15–4:45 PM
Tanner Lee Gray

5:15–6:45 PM
Boukou Groove

7:15–9:00 PM
Scratch 2020

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🍁 SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18

📍 THE BAY

BLOODY MARY BRUNCH SPECIAL EVENT

11:00 AM–1:00 PM
Victoria Cardona

SUNDAY SPECIAL EVENT

MIKE WHITTY’S SAND OLE OPRY

4:00–8:00 PM

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📍 NORTH BEACH SOCIAL

1:00–2:15 PM
Jeff Silvey and Dana Hunt

2:45–4:00 PM
Low Tide Junction

4:30–6:00 PM
The Funky Lampshades

6:30–8:00 PM
The Ray Boudreaux Trio

10/13/2026

10/11/2026

The commercial area of Seaside will remain closed on Sunday, October 11th.

We are continuing to wait for power restoration and want to allow everyone to focus on themselves, their families, and their property.

Once power is restored and conditions allow, we will work with our merchants to reopen businesses safely and responsibly.

We will continue to share updates as more information becomes available.

10/08/2026

📢📢📢 Important Update – Thursday, October 8 📢📢📢

All Chef Jim Shirley Enterprises restaurants will be closing for the rest of today/tonight to prep for the incoming severe weather from Hurricane Isaias.

This includes Great Southern Cafe, The C-Bar, Bff, 87 Plaza, Meltdown on 30A, North Beach Social, The Bay, and Farm & Fire.

We appreciate your understand that the safety of all our staff and guests comes first. We plan to reopen Sunday, October 11. We will post updates if anything changes.

Thank you, stay safe!

10/08/2026

🌀 Hurricane Isaias Closure Update 🌀
With Hurricane Isaias approaching, the safety of our guests and our team comes first. All Chef Jim Shirley restaurants will stop seating for dinner at 7 PM TONIGHT, Thursday, October 8.

We will be CLOSED Friday, October 9 and Saturday, October 10:⁠

• Great Southern Café
• 87 Plaza
• BFF
• The Meltdown
• The Bay
• North Beach Social
• Farm & Fire

We'll reopen ALL locations Sunday, October 11 for lunch service, including Great Southern Café.

Please stay safe, look after your families and neighbors, and follow local emergency guidance. We can't wait to welcome you back on Sunday. 💙

09/28/2026

Thank you, Chicago Gourmet! I was thrilled to be part of this year’s events again alongside my team Chef Josh Higgins, Chef Ben Steeno, and Chef Michael Mix, and the amazing crew from Visit South Walton! We had such a great time meeting everyone who stopped by our booths at Tacos & Tequila and the Hamburger Hop events at Millennium Park, talking with talented chefs and friends from around the world, and sharing what makes our area so special. Hope to see you again!