Every year Weber Thompson’s in-house chefs come together for an annual cooking competition. Traditionally they’ve been chili cook offs, but this year we decided to really stir the pot and turn it into a soup competition. The show down was held on Monday, March 12th with 13 soups competing for the coveted wooden spoon trophy.
Soup competition
Soups ranged from shellfish chowder to Thai Curry, Pickle Soup to Pozole, but only one could be crowned the 2018 Soup Competition Winner. The votes were tallied and it was a tight race, but it was Jeff Reibman’s Hungarian Goulash that wowed the staff and emerged as the clear winner.
Jeff Reibman and the Wooden Spoon Trophy
Second place was Susan Bercaw’s Pickle Soup, and there was a tie for third place with Kristen Scott’s Red Lentil with Lemon and Spinach soup, and Marc Furst’s Mazo Ball Soup.
Honorable Mention goes out to Nicole Winn’s Homemade Butter that was the indisputable winner of the ‘sides table.’
Full list of soups:
- Shellfish Chowder
- Pickle Soup
- Hungarian Goulash
- Ham Bone Bean & Greens
- Spicy Chicken & Pork Gumbo
- Thai Curry Soup
- Pozole Verde de Pollo
- Chicken Stock with Buttermilk Asparagus
- Red Lentil with Lemon and Spinach
- Veggie Coq au Vin
- Fried Chicken and Andouille Gumbo
- Matzo Ball Soup
- Cream of Mushroom