Part of my interest in food and wine/beer lies in events that highlight local chefs and good causes. I’ve really enjoyed volunteering in the March of Dimes Star Chefs, St. Jude Children’s Hospital’s Fall Festival of Home, Belmar’s Festival Italiano and the Great American Beer Festival.
Coming up on Monday, Feb. 21 is Centura Health’s Soup for the Soul, a gathering of 15 Denver chefs, their soup creations and hundreds of supportive community members. It’s the 11th annual benefit to support the patients and families of Porter Hospice and St. Anthony Hospice. Register by Sunday, Feb. 20.
I’m really looking forward to meeting these chefs and trying new creations, especially Chef Jennifer Jasinski’s “Butternut Squash-Apple Ginger Soup” and TAG’s Troy Guard with the “Roasted Sunchoke Soup” (see more menus for the evening below).
2011 Participating Restaurants
Baur’s Ristorante
Soup: Stachella Alla Romano
Appetizer: Cold Shrimp Cocktail
Chef: Ryan Cooper
Blue Point Bakery
Providing desserts
ChoLon Modern Asian Bistro
Providing appetizers
Chef: Lon Symensma
Dazzle Jazz
Soup: Mascarpone Tomato Soup
App: BLT Crostini
Chef: Duncan Smith
Elway’s Cherry Creek
Soup: Seven Onion with Iberico Cheese and Shoestring Potatoes
App: Country Pate Tartlets with Smoked Red Pepper Jam and Toasted Pistachios
Chef: Tyler Wiard
Fruition's Chef Alex Seidel at last year's Soup for the Soul event
Fruition
Soup: Potato-Leek Bisque
App: Duck Confit Crostini with Red Onion Jam
Chef: Alex Seidel
Japon
Soup: Tofu and Seaweed Miso
App: Variety of sushi rolls
Chef: Miki Hashimoto
The Oceanaire Seafood
Room Soup: House-Smoked Bacon Cured Sturgeon Chowder
App: Cod Sliders
Chef: Matt Mine
Panera Bread
Soup: Broccoli Cheddar
App: Sourdough Mini Bread Bowls
Chef: Tom Gumpel
Peakview Cafe
Soups: Elotes Roasted Corn Soup with House-made Queso Fresco and Chilled Blackberry de Jamaica Soup
App: Chicken Motulenos
Chef: Daniel Skay
Pesce Fresco
Soup: Crab Bisque
App: Crusted Salmon Crostini
Chef: Paul Stickler & Erin Abromeit
P.F. Chang’s China Bistro
Soup: Chang’s Chicken Noodle
App: Chang’s Chicken Lettuce Wraps
Chef: Joe Reams
Rioja, Bistro Vendome and Euclid Hall
Soup: Butternut Squash-Apple Ginger
App: Speck BLT Profiterole
Chef: Jennifer Jasinski
Root Down
Soup: Organic French Lentil and Roasted Tomato
App: Seared Columbian Arepas / Mozzarella, Poblano-Pistachio Pesto, Achiote Crema and Pico de Gallo
Chef: Justin Cucci
Squeaky Bean
Soup: Prosciutto Brodo
App: Potato and Parmesan Canoli
Chef: Max Mackissock
Sullivan’s Steakhouse
Soup: Mushroom Bisque
App: Filet Beef Tartare with Goat Cheese Crouton
Chef: Chris Rohde
Table 6
Soup: Pork and Beans
App: Celery Root Pierogi
Chef: Scott Parker
TAG
Soup: Roasted Sunchoke Soup
App: Kahlua Kurabota Pig Belly Grilled Cheese Sandwich
Chef: Troy Guard
The night also hosts a silent auction and local artisan craft sale.
Event Information
5:30-9 p.m., Monday, Feb. 21
Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel
1550 Court Place, Denver, CO 8020
Ticket price: $95 for community members
$75 for young professionals and Centura Health associates
Event is business attire; cash bar.
Tickets can be purchased online or by calling at 303.561.5773.
Register by Sunday, Feb. 20.
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Gourmet Glee 
Reading this list of the menus is making me hungry! Mmmn, lobster bisque! wish I were going to be in Denver. I’m also reminded of the episode on Seinfeld of the soup nazi, hahaha. I would love recipe for the apple/butternut ginger soup. As Campbells says, “soup is good food!”
I don’t even know what to say, this made things so much esaeir!
Wish I were in Denver! I’d love to sample a soup with Butternut Squash, Apple & Ginger. Maybe recipes will be shared, hint, hint? Always love lobster bisque too. As Campbell’s said, “soup is good food!” but these sound like lightyears beyond the standard fare.
genuinely great things right here, just many thanks