Join The Food Depot at Souper Bowl XVIII for an exciting announcement about their building project!

More than 1,000 guests will decide which of our community’s finest restaurants has the best soups in Santa Fe at Souper Bowl XVIII.  This benefit for The Food Depot, Northern New Mexico’s food bank will be held on Saturday, January 28, 2012 from 11:00 AM to 1:30 PM at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center.  Guests will thrill in the competition, grab some fabulous silent auction items and have an opportunity to purchase a cookbook featuring soup recipes from Santa Fe’s finest chefs!  Guests will also pick up a Winter Fiesta Adventure Pass compliments of Hutton Broadcasting and SantaFe.Com!  Chef Megan Tucker will present soup cooking demonstrations!

Restaurants will compete in one the following categories – Best Cream Soup, Best Savory Soup, Best Seafood Soup, Best Vegetarian Soup – with all restaurants competing for the Best Soup.  The following restaurants will participate:   Anasazi Restaurant, Blue Corn Café & Brewery Southside, Bon Appetit, Café Pasqual’s, Café Café,  Chef Nuevo Caliente Catering, Dinner for Two, Jambo Café, Kingston Residence of Santa Fe, La Casa Sena, La Plazuela at La Fonda on the Plaza, Nath’s Speciality Catering, Palacio Café, Pantry Restaurant, Pizza Etc, Plaza Café Southside, Pueblo Deli, Real Food Nation and Supper Club, Red Sage at Hilton Santa Fe Resort & Spa at Buffalo Thunder, Rio Chama, Santa Fe Bar & Grill, Santa Fe Capitol Grill, Sup, Tune-Up Café, Turquoise Trail Bar & Grill at Buffalo Thunder, Whole Foods Market, Whole Hog Café and Zia Diner.  Should a restaurant need to withdraw, The Food Depot is developing a waiting list of restaurants.  Restaurants should call Sherry Hooper at 505-471-1633, X10 to be added to the list.

This year’s Souper Bowl is brought to you by the following sponsors: Platinum…Bobbi Hall, Herbs Etc, Hutton Broadcasting, Los Alamos National Bank and KSFR 101.1FM Santa Fe Public Radio.  Gold…Mick Rich Contractors and the Santa Fe New Mexican.  Silver…Alphagraphics, The Framing Company, Good Water Company, Hal Burns Truck & Equipment Services, Sarcon Construction and Tumbleweeds Newspaper for Santa Fe Families.  Bronze …Century Bank, Denman & Associates, Chalmers Capitol Ford Lincoln, HUB International Insurance Services, John Adams with Raymond James and Associates, and New Mexico Bank & Trust.  Sponsors…Aroma Coffee, Barks & Bubbles and Blush Boutique.  

Tickets will be available in advance at The Food Depot, 1222 Siler Road beginning January 3 or guests can order their tickets online beginning January 3.  Advanced tickets are $25 for adults and $10 for children 6-12 years of age.  Tickets will also be available at the door for adults /$30 and children/$10.