Creamy Turnip Miso soup from Cafecito. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

Desserts provided by What the Truck catering. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

By BECKY RUTHERFORD
Los Alamos

Every year fans gather in Santa Fe for the Food Depot’s most anticipated event- The Souper Bowl! Thankfully when it is spelled out it is easy to tell, because I kept telling people we had tickets to the “Souper Bowl” and there was some confusion.

What is the Food Depot, and what is the Souper Bowl? The Food Depot is Northern New Mexico’s food bank and has been serving New Mexicans since1994 to help create food security. 2025 was the 29th annual Souper Bowl, the most delicious fundraiser of the year!

Souper Bowl attendees get to taste a variety of soups from two dozen local restaurants/chefs while supporting The Food Depot’s hunger-relief programming. Tickets include unlimited tastes, bread, coffee/tea and a delicious dessert provided by What the Truck (a local catering company).

We had never been to the Souper Bowl before, and we loved it! We got to meet so many great chefs and try so many different soups. Plus it was all to support an amazing cause, feeding Northern New Mexicans in need.

This year’s Souper Bowl contestants were:

Savory Soup Category

Escondido
Amaya
Cowgirl BBQ
Kingston Residence of Santa Fe
Juicyfoods Santa Fe
Boxcar Santa Fe

Seafood Soup Category

Flying Tortilla
Brochachos
Baked & Brew
La Montañita Co-Op
Bon Appetít @ IAIA
El Castillo/ La Secoya Life Plan Community

Cream Soup Category

Rowley Farmhouse Ales
Dr. Field Goods
Sweet Santa Fe
Café Canyon
Cafecito
Turquoise Trailer

Vegetarian Soup Category

Tibet Kitchen
Time Travelers Gastropub
Marigold Kitchen
Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen
Delancey Street Catering
Social Kitchen + Bar

We tried most of them but we could not manage to try all of them, here are a few of our favorites! 

So who won?? The 2025 Santa Fe Souper Bowl winners included:

• Flying Tortilla: Best overall soup and best seafood soup for their Green Chile Clam Chowder
• Dr. Field Goods: Best cream soup for their Smoked Green Chile Chicken Chowder
• Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen: Best vegetarian soup for their Turmeric Mango Soup
• Kingston Residence of Santa Fe: Best savory soup for their Roasted Poblano Chile Corn Soup

Yum! The event sells out every year, tickets usually go on sale in December, make sure to buy them early for a discount! Definitely check out this event next year, it was a blast.

Standard tickets after the early discounted date were $50 and VIP tickets were $125. Keep an eye out for Souper Bowl 2026! Thank you to the Food Depot and to all the restaurants that participated, and big congrats to all the winners! For more info, check out their website.

Jerusalem Artichoke Soup from Time Traveler’s Gastropub- Chef Nathan Clements. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

Achiote Chicken Tortilla Soup from Escondido – Chef Fernando Ruiz. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

Roasted Poblano Chile Corn Soup from Kingston Residence Homes. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

Mango Turmeric Soup from Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

Uh oh! A sneak appearance from Zozobra! Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

Hungarian Goulash from Boxcar – Chef Eric Stumpf. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

Smoked Green Chile Chicken Chowder from Dr. Field Goods – Chef Josh Gerwin. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford

Rasam from Marigold Kitchen. Courtesy/Becky Rutherford