We are turning 14! Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.” Reading this reminds me of my interview with FM93.8 ‘live’ 14 years ago, when I was asked what my aspirations were. It was to be “The Starbucks of Soups”, to be the global benchmark for […]
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Souperinspiration | Japanese Style Sweet Potato Curry
My Souperinspiration: Japanese Style Sweet Potato Curry Comfort food means different things for different people. For some, it’s a big bowl of noodles. For others, it’s ice cream with chocolate sauce. During my Souperchefannatravels, I asked Junko-san, the lead host and the director for our trip, what her comfort food is, and what she would […]
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Souperinspiration | Chicken Cacciatore with Portobello and Sage
My souperinspiration: Chicken Cacciatore with Portobello and Sage Pollo alla cacciatore is a traditional Italian hunter-style stew. This was inspired by my trip to Italy in 2012, travelling through the rolling hills of Tuscany. The hunters of Southern Italy would eat this at the end of a long, bitterly cold November day and I suspect it […]
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Souperinspiration | A Florentine Midsummer Night’s Beef Stew
My souperinspiration: A Florentine Midsummer Night’s Beef Stew In Italy, especially in Florence, the feast of St. John the Baptist has been celebrated from the medieval times, certainly in the Renaissance. Festivals last for 3 days from the 21st to 24th June, a period marked as midsummer, a celebration of the summer solstice. There will […]
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