So Many Restaurants... (Santa Fe Edition)

Every Friday, The Albuquerque Journal's arts and entertainment section publishes two restaurant reviews: one in Albuquerque and another in Santa Fe. The reviews reflect the wide variety of cuisines available in the Duke City and in the City Different. Many of these restaurants along with a couple of food-service companies (32 in Albuquerque and 29 in Santa Fe) are giving back to the community by participating in the annual Souper Bowl event that helps raise funds for the Food Depot and Roadrunner Food Bank.  Both events will take place on Saturday, January 30, a week before the National Football League's Super Bowl 50.  Read about hunger in Northern New Mexico and around the state.  Hunger is more than just statistics. Here are some people stories from Roadrunner Food Bank.

This post features the Food Depot fundraiser, which will take place at the Santa Fe Community Convention Center,  201 W. Marcy St. (map), from Noon to 2:30 p.m. The event gives participants the opportunity to vote which restaurants havethe best soups in Santa Fe. Soups are grouped into three categories: cream, savory, seafood and vegeterian. The 2015 winners were Terra Restaurant at The Four Seasons Rancho Encantado (Best Cream) , The Pantry Best (Best Seafood), Bon Appetit at Santa Fe University of Art  and Design (Vegetarian) and Dinner For Two ((Best Savory).

For the price of admission ($30 for adults, $10 for children ages 6 to 12 years,children ages 5 years and younger are free), participants will not only sample the soups but also coffee and desserts. There will also be the opportunity to purchase a cookbook featuring soup recipes from Santa Fe’s finest chefs.

Purchase tickets in advance at the Lensic Box Office–211 W. San Francisco St. by phone through the Lensic Box Office–505-988-1234 or online.

Here is the list of participating restaurants in 2016.

Izanami at Ten Thousand Waves	Cream
La Plazuela at La Fonda	Cream
Loyal Hound	Cream
Old House Restaurant at Eldorado Hotel and Spa	Cream
Rio Chama Steakhouse	Cream
Rooftop Pizzeria	Cream
Turquoise Trail Bar & Grill at Buffalo Thunder Resort	Cream
Café Pasquals Restaurant	Savory
Dinner for Two	Savory
Joseph’s Culinary Pub	Savory
Luminaria	Savory
Terra Restaurant at the Four Season Rancho Encantado	Savory
The Club at Las Campanas Hacienda Dining Room	Savory
The Pantry Restaurant	Savory
Tortilla Flats	Savory
Anasazi Restaurant	Seafood
Bon Appetit at IAIA	Seafood
Del Charro/Inn of the Governors	Seafood
El Milagro	Seafood
L’Olivier	Seafood
Sweetwater Harvest Kitchen	Seafood
The Guesthouse at the Santa Fe Culinary Academy	Seafood
Bon Appetit @ Santa Fe University of Art and Design	Vegetarian
Flying Tortilla	Vegetarian
Kingston Residence of Santa Fe	Vegetarian
La Boca	Vegetarian
Paper Dosa	Vegetarian
Santa Fe Bar and Grill	Vegetarian
Taberna	Vegetarian