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2012 SOUPer Bowl is Saturday

Len Berman and Christine Sanchez on judges’ panel.

 

Get ready for the fifth annual SOUPer Bowl, which kicks off Saturday from 12-3 p.m. at at the Fellowship Hall in the United Methodist Church.

Sponsored by the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce, the SOUPer Bowl is the chance to come in from the cold, and enjoy a warm and tasty lunch prepared by some of the area's best chefs. 

Here's what to expect: 19 local restaurants and food establishments will be donating their best soups for the contest and hope to be voted Port Washington’s 2012 SOUPer Bowl Champ. The public is invited to “buy a spoon” and become a “taster.”

According to the chamber, tasters, after paying the admission fee, are given a hand stamp and a ballot. The hand stamp allows tasters to sample two ounces of each of the soups donated by the restaurants. The soups range from a delicate miso soup to an exotic mulligatawny, and delicious standards like healthy chicken noodle and hearty New England clam chowder. The restaurants also provide bread and crackers free for a complete lunch. Tasters then vote for their favorites, and when all the ballots are tallied, the 2012 SOUPer Bowl Champ is determined. The winner will receive the “People’s Choice Award.” 

Two local celebrities will be joining the Judges’ Panel this year. The judges are:

Len Berman, sportscaster; Christine Sanchez, sous chef for Bobby Flay; Anne Arter, gourmet and representative of Commissioner Sponsor

Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty; Wendy Collett, personal chef and owner of Dry Babe, and Marquavious Gregg, a deaf-blind student from the

Helen Keller National Center who plans to go into the food service business and is interning at St. Francis Hospital. The winner, as determined by a vote of the panel, is given the prestigious “Judges’ Choice Award.” 


To add to the fun, a raffle will be held with the grand prize of a $100 gift certificate to a SOUPer participating restaurant of the winner’s choice. Second place is a $75 gift certificate and third prize is a $50 gift certificate.

The participating food establishments are: 

Aki Japanese Restaurant, Amsterdam at Harborside, Ayhan’s Fish Kebab, Ayhan’s Mediterranean Marketplace, Ayhan’s Shish Kebab, Bagel Boss Café, Café Capriccio, Finn MacCool’s, Frank’s Pizza, Gino’s Pizzeria & Restaurant, Innuendo, La Parma on the Bay, Louie’s Oyster Bar & Grille, Main Street Bakery & Café, Mojito Cafe, Pepe Rosso 24, Port Washington Diner, Sullivan’s Quay and Toscanini.

The COMMISSIONER Sponsors of SOUPer Bowl 2012 are Joseph N. Canigiani, Inc., and Daniel Gale Sotheby’s International Realty. HEAD COACH Sponsors are Amsterdam at Harborside, Laffey Fine Homes, and Titan Sewer & Drain Corp. The ASSISTANT COACH sponsor is Massage Envy Spa and the FANS are the Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation and PortWashingtonPatch.com.

Pay at the door: a $7 “touchdown” fee for adults and a $3 “field goal” fee for children under 12. The chamber will donate a portion of the net proceeds to the Twin Pines Consumers Food Pantry. There is plenty of free parking. For more information, call the Chamber of Commerce at 883-6566 or email pwcoc@optonline.net.

Related Topics: Port Washington Chamber of Commerce, SOUPer Bowl 2012, and United Methodist Church

Dave Franklin

10:50 am on Monday, January 30, 2012

This is a great event that is not to be missed. There are some really great soups to be tasted and it is for a great cause. A fun time will be had by all.

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Adina Genn

12:44 pm on Monday, January 30, 2012

Dave, I agree, it's a true community event, with some wonderful soups!

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Adina Genn

10:06 am on Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Wendy, last year Louie’s Oyster Bar and Grille won the Judges’ Choice Award for its New England Clam Chowder and Bagel Boss Café won the People’s Choice Award for its Tomato Bisque with Mozzarella.

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carrie

1:23 pm on Sunday, February 5, 2012

Adina, when will we know who won?

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