When I get delivery, it’s usually pizza or Thai food. But that might have to change, now that I know that there is a soup delivery service in DC that serves not only delicious soup, but vegan, healthful (meaning you can recognize all the ingredients on the ingredient list), locally sourced, and hearty soup.
 

According to Michel Verdon, half of the duo that opened Bistrot Du Coin in Dupont Circle in 2000, a good soup is simple, hot, and accompanied by a good glass of wine with bread and olive oil. As the winter bears down on DC, nothing sounds better than this remedy.

It’s a shame to acknowledge that Beethoven couldn’t have know Founding Farmers sous chef Lisa Frantz when he said, “Only the pure of heart can make good soup.” Clearly, she has never thought naughty things, gives to the homeless, eschews a compliment and loves unconditionally because she makes one hell heck of a good soup.

Last week in the Nation's Capitol I decided to check on the late Spring soup scene.  And while browsing through lists of standard soups(French Onion, Minestrone, Chicken Vegetable, etc) I gave pause to the menu posted in the window of the New Heights Restaurant, just steps from the Woodley Park-Nati

One of many adventures Alice has in Wonderland is listening to the song "Turtle Soup" as performed by the sobbing Mock Turtle:

Beautiful Soup, so rich and green,
Waiting in a hot tureen!
Who for such dainties would not stoop?
Soup of the evening, beautiful Soup!