SOUP, STEW, BEAN OR CHILI
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SARABETH'S KITCHEN
Legendary Velvety Cream of Tomato Soup
NO STRANGER TO SOFI AWARDS FAME thanks to its jams and other sweet
products, Sarabeth's Kitchen has broken through with a savory winner.
"We've been serving this soup in our restaurant for more than 25 years,"
explains Sarabeth's CEO Bill Levine. "People say it's the best tomato soup
they've ever had." The much sought-after recipe has finally been packaged
for those that can't make it to one of Sarabeth's 11 restaurants.
Levine promises the cream of tomato soup lives up to its moniker due to just the right
blend of chunky tomatoes, cream, shallots and spices. The packaged soup also contains no
added preservatives. Levine recommends topping it with grated light cheddar cheese.
While the company and its restaurant patrons have long known how great the tomato
soup is, it wasn't until Levine removed microwave directions from the packaging that the
soup stood a chance at earning sofi gold, he reveals. "If you cook it on the stovetop, it will
thicken and develop its flavor," he explains. "Once people did that, then it won the award."
Sarabeth's got its start in 1982, when Levine's wife, the namesake Sarabeth, began
making orange-apricot marmalade from a 200-year-old family recipe and sold it to
local stores. Previous sofi winners include blood orange marmalade and Hot Chocolate
Parisienne, a rich cocoa mix. Suggested retail price: $8.95/24 ounces. Contact: Bill Levine,
Sarabeth's Kitchen; 718.589.2900; willjlev@sarabeth.com; sarabeth.com.—E.C.
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