By Crystal McGough, Editor
TRUSSVILLE – Trussville Social is celebrating its first anniversary in the Trussville Entertainment District this weekend and they are inviting the whole community to celebrate with them.
“On behalf of my wife, myself, our GM/managing partner, Chef Wayman and our entire crew at Trussville Social, we would like to say, ‘thank you’ to our new community, all our customers, and the City of Trussville for being so welcoming and supportive during our first year,” owner Jeremy Reeves posted on the company’s Facebook. “We have been extremely happy with becoming a part of this wonderful entertainment district and hope we have brought you everything you were hoping for during the first year.”
Saturday’s event will feature a shrimp boil, live music all day, a bounce house, balloon animals, face-painting and a “Beer Fest,” which will feature eight brand new beers from local breweries such as Avondale Brewing Company, Good People Brewing Company, Straight to Ale Brewery, Back Forty Beer Company and TrimTab Brewing Company.
“They’ll all have tents set up in front of the patio and have some of their newest seasonal summer beers, some of which are just hitting the market,” Reeves said. “We will end the night with a luau-themed DJ party (and a) best luau outfit contest sponsored by Redmont Vodka, which will have special cocktails throughout the day and night.”
Reeves added that Birmingham’s Player 1 gaming trailer will also set up at the event, and will continue to provide “Kids Gaming Nights” at Trussville Social on Tuesday from 5-9 p.m.
“Many times restaurants become stale and stagnant over time, but don’t worry, we plan on keeping something fun and new in rotation for years to come,” Reeves said of the restaurant’s future. “For example, Chef (Wayman Clayton) is creating a new menu to release soon, new games are on order and new nightly entertainment is in the works.”
In regard to the upcoming new menu, Reeves said Trussville Social will be keeping most of its current menu, especially customer favorites, but also added new items as well as putting new twists on some current items.
“Even though we’ve only been open a year, we want to make sure that we continue to be new,” he said. “People get tired of going to the same old restaurants and eating the same old food, so we want to make sure that we stay ahead of the curve and relevant. Some of the things may be similar, we just may throw a little curveball at it.”
Chef Wayman Clayton, who is currently a finalist in the Carla Hall presents Favorite Chef competition, will have some new, flavorful surprises in store for Trussville Social patrons.
“We’ve got an incredible chef,” Reeves said. “We do a lot of specials Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays that he has open reign to, so he’s been doing some crazy stuff. One day he did bacon-wrapped watermelon – it was amazing. He’s always doing something very creative, so we’re glad to have him as part of the team.”
Anyone interested in keeping up with Chef Clayton’s advancement in the Favorite Chef competition can do so at https://favchef.com/2023/wayman-clayton. Voting ends Thursday, July 20, and the winner will be featured in Taste of Home Magazine and take home $25,000.
“He’s doing very well,” Reeves said. “It’s pretty neat to have somebody right here in Trussville that’s leading that.”
As for Saturday, Reeves said the celebration is just a way for the team at Trussville Social to show their gratitude to the community for the love and support they have shown during the last year.
“We’ve been very blessed with the community and the support, and we’re tickled with the outcome,” he said. “We’re going to continue to strive to keep our community and all of our customers satisfied with the product that we’re producing and hopefully we continue to get better and better every day.”
Trussville Social Turns One will be an all-day, family-friendly event on Saturday, July 22, 2023, at the Trussville Entertainment District.