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Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

By Renée Suen

| March 2, 2011

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Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls — Everybody’s tutti matti (crazy, that is) about Chef Alida Solomon’s no-fuss, hearty ribollita. The soup is made from organic Tuscan black winter cabbage and mirepoix sourced from Holland Marsh, as well as creamy cannellini beans, and is thickened by bread and potato. Its name refers to its reboiled nature, which builds upon a mother soup over a 3–4 day period. The rosemary and thyme–finished ribollita is ladled over thick slices of grilled garlic–rubbed sourdough miche from Fred’s Bread, then christened with raw red onions and a healthy drizzle of olive oil.
Part of the $15 prix fixe lunch menu, $12 at dinner.

With frigid winter slowly giving way to soggy spring, the best way to keep warm remains to tuck into hearty broths, soups and stews. And while they appear on almost every menu, only a few rise above the ordinary. Here are thirteen feasts for the eyes, nose and stomach that melt our soup-loving hearts.

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Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Soup’s on: a gallery of Toronto’s 13 most comforting (and beautiful) bowls

Sukhothai’s khao soi (Image: Renée Suen)

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