Chefs are back to compete for the best soup title and to stir up competition.
Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA., January 14, 2025 – ArtsQuest invites you to its 15th Annual Souper Bowl! This delicious culinary competition will take place Sunday, February 2 at 1 p.m. in the Musikfest Café, presented by Yuengling.
Restaurants and caterers from throughout the region will prepare their tastiest soups to compete in the categories of Cream-based, Meat-based, Most Unique, Seafood-based, Vegan, Judges’ Favorite and People’s Choice.
The winner of the People’s Choice vote will receive a handmade glass trophy from the ArtsQuest Glass Studio.
Fans of this annual favorite event are encouraged to take advantage of ticket pricing until January 26 as pricing increases by $5 the week of the event. General admission tickets start at $30 for ArtsQuest Members or $55 for early access tickets. General admission for non-members is $35 or $60 for early access tickets. Early Access tickets not only allow you into the event an hour early (12 p.m. – 1 p.m.) for the first tastes of soups, but you’ll also receive a free drink ticket good for any Yuengling beer, Franklin Hills wine, or soft drink and you’ll automatically be entered in a special Early Access-only Raffle for a variety of ArtsQuest tickets! Tickets for children 12 and under are $15 at all times. Please note that children 2 and under are not required to have a ticket to gain access to the Souper Bowl.
“The Souper Bowl has become one of ArtsQuest’s most beloved traditions,” said Ryan Hill, ArtsQuest Sr. Director of Programming. “Highlighting the work of these excellent culinary artists shows that the Lehigh Valley is quite the delicious place to live!”
Everyone will be able to enter our raffle to win gift cards from participating restaurants, too.
Participating restaurants include:
- Bear Creek Mountain Resort
- The Club at Twin Lakes and Wild Turkey Grill
- Dominiques Dishes
- Forks Mediterranean Deli
- La Maya
- Mama Nicca’s Homemade Things
- Mister Lee’s
- Molly’s Irish Grille & Sports Pub
- Northampton Community College – Culinary Arts Department
- Palette & Pour
- Panchitas Kitchen
- Red Stag Pub
- Roasted
- The View at Morgan Hill
The Bake A Re will be offering baked goods and desserts for purchase.
Interested soup lovers can also learn to make gumbo with James Beard nominated Chef Lee Chizmar! Chef Chizmar, co-owner of Bolete and Mr. Lee’s Noodles, led a sold-out demonstration at last year’s Souper Bowl and will be teaching attendees of the 12:45 p.m. demonstration how to make delicious gumbo for your game day celebrations.
Don’t miss this opportunity to get insight from a James Beard Foundation nominee – both for Best Chef and Outstanding Restaurant – in an intimate setting.
The demonstration will last about 45 minutes, giving plenty of time for Souper Bowl ticketholders to get to both events! You do not have to have a Souper Bowl ticket in order to attend this demonstration.
Please note that Souper Bowl XV and the demonstration with Chef Lee Chizmar are two separate ticketed events.
If you are interested in interviewing any participating restaurants or ArtsQuest talking heads for this event, please reach out to me at bkeeney@artsquest.org.
About ArtsQuest
ArtsQuest’s mission is to provide access to exceptional artistic, cultural and educational experiences using arts and culture as key elements of economic development for our urban communities. ArtsQuest™ supports this mission via the presentation of performing and visual arts, film, arts education classes and outreach, youth programming and cultural events. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest; the ArtsQuest Creative Factory powered by PPL; and the ArtsQuest Center at SteelStacks arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest’s programming reaches more than 1.9 million people annually. The organization’s programs and events, of which nearly 50 percent are free to attend, have a combined economic impact of more than $136 million annually in the region.
Information provided to TVL by:
Bryn Keeney
