{"id":14790,"date":"2015-04-06T13:18:33","date_gmt":"2015-04-06T18:18:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/?p=14790"},"modified":"2015-04-06T13:18:33","modified_gmt":"2015-04-06T18:18:33","slug":"houston-restaurants-join-forces-with-the-thread-alliance-to-raise-money-to-prevent-child-abuse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/houston-restaurants-join-forces-with-the-thread-alliance-to-raise-money-to-prevent-child-abuse\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston restaurants join forces with the Thread Alliance to raise money to prevent child abuse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11643 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post.jpg\" alt=\"houston-moms-post\" width=\"400\" height=\"231\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post-300x173.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.momstoolbox.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/08\/houston-moms-post-200x115.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and more than 30 Houston restaurants are helping to raise awareness of child abuse and raise funds to end it via &#8220;Blue Plate Special&#8221; offerings. A\u00a0portion from the purchase of each Blue Plate Special this month will go to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thethreadalliance.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">Thread Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The Thread Alliance\u00a0is dedicated to ending child abuse and\u00a0provides a central registry of local, state, and national resources for children, parents and caregivers. The Thread Alliance was founded by Sheila Aron, author of <em>I&#8217;m Glad I&#8217;m Me.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>So, as you dine out this month in Houston, be sure to ask for the Blue Plate Special and help the Thread Alliance end child abuse.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The following restaurants will be participating in The Thread Alliance&#8217;s 3rd Annual Blue Plate Special:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Adair Kitchen &#8211; <em>Crispy Chicken &amp;Waffles<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Armandos &#8211; <em>Chili Relleno<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Brennan&#8217;s of Houston &#8211; <em>Froberg Strawberry Shortcake<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Brooklyn Athletic Club &#8211;\u00a0 <em>Porkobuco- Braised pork shank, Brussels Sprout\/potato\/bacon\/ Pecan Hash, Gremolata,\u00a0Red wine pan gravy<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Buffalo Grille- <em>&#8220;Breakfast Special, &#8221; <\/em>Voss &amp; Woodway, Bissonet locations only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Caf\u00e9 Adobe &#8211; <em>Chicken Bravo Entr\u00e9e, <\/em>Clearlake, MarqEe and SugarLand locations only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>California Pizza Kitchen- <em>the BPS will be applied to any order but guest must specify that it is there for the BPS, <\/em>River Oaks only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Center Court Caf\u00e9 at The Houstonian &#8211; <em>Chefs Daily Special<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ciao Bello &#8211; <em>Red Snapper Ravello<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>D&#8217;Amicos &#8211; <em>Nash Pizza, <\/em>Rice Village location only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Dessert Gallery Bakery &amp; Caf\u00e9 &#8211; <em>All Coffee and Espresso Drinks, Any lunch order (dine-in only)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>d&#8217;Marco&#8217;s pizzeria &#8211; <em>16&#8243; Chicken Sausage &amp; Cheese Pizza<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Fleming&#8217;s Prime\u00a0Steakhouse &amp; Wine Bar &#8211; <em>Craftsman Ribeye 12oz, <\/em>River Oaks location only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Frank&#8217;s Americana Revival &#8211; <em>Parmesean Chicken over Pasta Alfredo<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Giacomo&#8217;s Cibo e Vino &#8211; <em>Linguine Giacomo, Pasta with Shrimp, Arugula &amp; Cherry Tomatoes in a Lemony Sundried Tomato Pesto Sauce<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Glass Wall &#8211; <em>Crusted Chicken Fried Steak &#8211; Beef Tenderloin, Smoked Gouda Smashers, Green beans, Nueske&#8217;s bacon\/cream Gravy<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Los Cucos Signature Mexican Caf\u00e9 &#8211; <em>Signature Enchiladas, <\/em>Heights location only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Manor House at The Houstonian &#8211; <em>Chefs Daily Special\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Mariposa Room at Neiman Marcus &#8211;<em> Vegetable Wrap &amp; Petite Salad &#8211; Grilled vegetables w\/ Hummus, Petite Salad with Fruit Salad<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Moderno &#8211; <em>Taco of the Month<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Olivette at The Houstonian- <em>Chefs Daily Special<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Palazzo&#8217;s Cafe &#8211; <em>Chef Chalk Board Special<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Palazzo&#8217;s \u00a0Trattoria \u00a0&#8211; <em>Chef Chalk Board Special<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Peli Peli &#8211; <em>Tour of South Africa,<\/em> Vintage location only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Prego &#8211; <em>Texas Gulf Coast Grouper w\/ Puttanesca Sauce, Italian \u00a0Vegetables &amp; Spaghetti Peperocino \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ragin&#8217; Cajun &#8211;\u00a0<em>Fried Shrimp Poboy, cup of Red Beans &amp; Rice w\/ Drink, <\/em>Downtown Tunnel, Original, Woodlake Square and Woodlands locations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Red Ox Bar &amp; Grill &#8211; <em>Flavorful Fajitas- Beef or Chicken Platter<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Ristorante Cavour at Hotel Granduca &#8211;\u00a0<em>Lunch: Tagliatella Pasta with farm Poached Egg, Pancetta, Parmesan and Pea Pur\u00e9e. \u00a0Dinner: Pan Roasted Salmon with Basil Lemon Sauce, Artichoke, Peppers and Orzo<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Siphon Coffee &#8211; <em>Chicken Club Sandwich<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Sorrento Ristorante &#8211; <em>Tiramisu with a Chocolate Truffle<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Steamboat House &#8211; <em>Mrs. Sam Houston&#8217;s Famous Bread Pudding made with Butter Croissants and Bourbon<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Tony&#8217;s- \u00a0<em>Grilled Mediterranean Branzino<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Triniti &#8211; <em>Filet Mignon<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>April is Child Abuse Prevention Month and more than 30 Houston restaurants are helping to raise awareness of child abuse and raise funds to end it via &#8220;Blue Plate Special&#8221; offerings. 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