Munchie: Souped up

Go stir crazy with steamy bowls of comfort

By Robert Jacobs

November 28, 2007

Munchie: Souped up
Ilona Hanson enjoys hot soup from Atwater's. (Credit: Robert Jacobs)
Photos:
Baltimore-style crab at Dogwood Deli Cannellini bean and smoked ham at Atwater's Chicken vegetable noodle at Soup's On Creamy spinach and potato at Atwater's
Yeah, yeah, we know: You're depressed. It's all cold and gray outside. Your skin's dry and itchy. Seasonal depression is a real bitch. Wasn't it only yesterday when you were sitting on the hood of your car in the balmy summer twilight, drinking beer and listening to the bug-zapper work its magic? What, you thought it would last forever? Wrong! Nothing lasts, baby. The only thing permanent is change. But if you can't beat Mother Nature, why not join her?

If we're to make it through those long, cold winter nights, we're going to need something to put a little glow in our belly, and what better to kindle our inner hearths than a hearty bowl of soup? Read on to learn about some of our favorite spots for a steaming cup of comfort.

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