Bludorn’s Chef Aaron Bludorn: October’s Guest Chef
Oct 5 Belong’s amazing GUEST CHEF SERIES continues, and this time, with Chef Aaron Bludorn—executive chef and owner of the Montrose landmark eatery. Raised in the Pacific Northwest, trained in the Bay Area and New York, Chef Aaron landed in Houston a few years ago and along with his wife, Victoria Pappas Bludorn, has given our city a most fabulous, fun and high-quality dining experience. Our team was all smiles during Chef Aaron’s visit and training. He’s not only a genius in the kitchen, he’s a whole lot of fun to be around! Trust us when we say, you don’t want to miss this month’s featured dish—Bludorn Chili Casserole with Cornbread Crust. It is as delicious as it sounds, y’all! Description: Beef stew meat slow-braised in a Guajillo chili gravy with onions, garlic, tomato paste and white wine topped with a homemade cornbread crust and baked to perfection. Garnished with cilantro, sour cream and cheese. This dish is packed with flavor! https://www.bludornrestaurant.com/
Tony’s Chef Kate McLean Kicks Off Guest Chef Series
Aug 8 Belong is partnering with local chefs to bring delicious new recipes into our rotation. This month’s collaboration yielded an incredible dish featuring Vallone’s Italian sausage, fusilli pasta and fresh rapini, finished in a traditional light garlic sauce with Tony’s Sicilian EVOO. Thanks to Chef Kate McLean for hanging out with us! Kate McLean is a chef and multi-genre writer and journalist. She also has spent time working on the food desert issue within America for the Houston Food Bank, specifically in the Sunnyside neighborhood. At the same time during the pandemic, while working for the Food Bank, she oversaw their Neighborhood Super Sites. Best known for her executive chef tenure at Tony’s, she worked for the iconic restaurateur Tony Vallone for nearly eight years and prior to that cooked in France, Hawaii, Seattle, and Colorado. She has since returned to Tony’s as executive chef and partner.
Hometown Heroes Altuve and Correa Making a Difference
Belong Kitchen’s Ellie Brown spotted the players nearby and asked for an autograph. In true home-town hero fashion, they made a special trip to visit Belong the next day to support the whole Belong team. Check out the full story.
Belong featured on Great Day Houston
Belong Kitchen serves up grab-n-go meals and daily specials made by special people. Check out the full story.
Belong featured on KPRC Houston Life
KITCHEN ON A MISSION: Houston restaurant provides meaningful employment to adults with disabilities Special people making special food, that’s the motto behind Belong Kitchen, the new restaurant in Memorial City that’s making big waves in the Houston community…watch here.
Belong recognized by HBJ for women-led non-profits
Kim Brown honored by Houston Business Journal as one of 78 Women Who Mean Business Houston Business Journal has named 78 women as honorees for the 2021 Women Who Mean Business Awards, which recognizes women in leadership roles that have demonstrated excellence in their careers and community. Learn more here.
Belong featured in Houston Chronicle
More cooks in the kitchen: Adults with intellectual disabilities ready to show Houston what they’ve got A HUGE thank you to the Houston Chronicle, Suzanne Garofalo and Mark Mulligan for sharing our story so well. Houston, here we come!!. Check it out here.
Belong Bakery is now Belong Kitchen
We are excited to announce that Belong Bakery is now Belong Kitchen and we have a new website at belongkitchenthtx.org. We are making great progress on our new physical location at 9655 Katy Freeway and plans are underway for some tasty new menu items.
Belong featured in BUZZ June issue.
Belong has a great feature in June 2021 issue of Buzz Magazine. Thanks to Andria Frankfort at BUZZ for this excellent piece. Check it out here.
New Belong Location Dedicated
We are so grateful. Today we celebrated our new location at 9655 Katy Fwy and dedicated our efforts to the Lord. Thank you to Pastor Gregg of Houston’s First Baptist Church for leading us in prayer and for all who came out to cover our space in Scripture. So many people have come together to make Belong a reality. We are grateful for the opportunity to bring Belong to life in this perfect location within our community. Grateful for friends and family who have supported us all along the way. Grateful for our very first group of employees that work so hard and so well together. Grateful for our customers. Grateful to the leaders in this community who have been more than generous in lending their time and expertise. God has big plans for Belong and we can’t wait to see them unfold. John 9:1-3 Opening late spring.
