January is National Soup Month! What will you be slurping in the new year?
“After this Eat Around the Globe feature we just put together, I’ve got soup ideas coming out the yin-yang. My favorite: the sopa de caracol at Taste of Honduras, which is similar to a tom kha gai – same creamy, coconut-y broth – but with conch meat.” — Craig Outhier, editor
“I’m a soup fiend, so there are a ton. I’m so obsessed with the grah at Old Town Sarajevo that I wrote about in the global dining feature. I love the pozole at The Vig. Matzo ball soup at Chompie’s is so comforting. The sopa de ajo (garlic soup) at Tapas Papa Frita is my idea of heaven.” — Leah LeMoine, managing editor
“High-end: Whatever seasonal soup elements at Sanctuary has on offer. On a recent visit, it was a golden gazpacho sprinkled with fresh flowers. That’s a $20 bowl of broth – and it looks and tastes like it. Low-end: pho from Da Vàng, which is $6 but tastes like a million.” — Madison Rutherford, associate editor
“I have a loooong list of comfy soups I crave from around the Valley, so I’ll give you my top 5: hot and sour or egg drop from Szechuan Cuisine, spicy miso ramen from Tampopo Ramen, cream of leek soup from Cornish Pasty Co. and spicy corn chowder from Gadzooks.” — Mirelle Inglefield, art director
“The red menudo from El Norteño is absolutely delicious! It tastes just like my mom made it! You can taste the fresh ingredients.” — Angelina Aragon, managing art director
