About Julia Belle’s Seasonings
Tanya Green, Founder
I inherited my love for delicious southern cooking from my mother Julia Belle Burton, whose family as part of the great migration came north from Milledgeville, Georgia to settle in Akron, Ohio. While my dad worked in the steel industry, Julia Belle was busy cooking for her growing family. Comfort foods were her specialty –macaroni & cheese, creamy garlic mashed potatoes, fried chicken, black-eyed peas; each deliciously seasoned with her own special mix of herbs and spices. She would spend hours in the kitchen perfecting her recipe to get just the right taste and flavor. She didn’t know it at the time, but she was igniting a passion for cooking, inspiring a love of spices, creating a desire to share her knowledge of rich southern cuisine
After she passed away, I was cleaning out the basement in her house when I found a trunk full of recipes – many handwritten by her. These keepsakes became the inspiration for this line 100% natural seasonings, rubs and mixes with just the right amount of heat.
Mission of Juliabelle’s Seasonings, Rubs & Mixes
Since its beginning in 2015, Julia Belles’ as followed the practices of an artisanal food company, focusing on southern & international cuisines. Our mission is to elevate and share not only the rich vibrant traditions of southern cooking, but to help you expand your interests and tastes into the realm of international cooking. Our line of handcrafted seasonings gives you the tools to go beyond ordinary cooking to reach extraordinary flavor. You are limited only by your imagination; no borders, lines or boundaries. Our labels and categories are general, please feel free to play, experiment and to break any and all food rules. Use our seasonings for meat, poultry, seafood, veggies; to make or add to sauces, dressings, oils, condiments – you decide. Only two rules: have fun and enjoy!