"I think a lot of the people were disappointed with the scheme as so far it has only served soup, " he said.
At the centre of its bewilderingly long menu is pho, traditional Vietnamese noodle soup served with a choice of beef, where the integral ingredient is a broth simmered slowly for many hours to develop its rich, deep flavour.
The thick, creamy soup was served in espresso cups topped with tiny cubes of bread that had been sauteed with sage leaves that turn crispy as they impart their sharp flavor to the butter and tiny croutons.
Order the lobster soup: dumplings served in a pungent, beet-red vegetable broth, steamed before your eyes in a glass contraption resembling a coffeepot.
When the French onion soup arrives, served by a French man, because this is a French cheese shop, it is the most delicious I have ever tasted.
The menu is primarily contemporary Italian, featuring dishes such as porcini mushroom soup, eggplant parmigiana served in puff pastry, and branzino with celery root puree, tomato, capers and fresh oregano.
Hanjeongsik is a banquet of fish, meat, lettuce wraps, tofu soup and steamed egg, served with side dishes of kimchi (spicy pickled cabbage), acorn jelly, dried anchovies and boiled peanuts.
Other passers-by add potatoes, onions and so on until the soup really is delicious, and is served to all.
We trudged through the snow to a small shop, The Chocolate Lady, where Paul, the proprietor, and his daughter served us homemade toffee and truffles, though the chocolate soup probably would have been a better decision.
Recently, a lunch of smoked cauliflower soup and arugula-and-spring-fennel salad was served within five minutes of ordering.
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Now, she says, this African-American Southern food staple is everywhere -- and served thinly sliced and fried as a bite-sized hors d'oeuvre or soup garnish.
The company has devised around 20 locally tailored menu items in some 14 European countries, including Finland, where it offers the Rye McFeast, a burger served on a rye bun, and Spain, where it offers the tomato-based soup Gazpacho.
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