Heirloom Tomatoes, Chef Justin Wangler, Smoked Fennel and Tomato Soup

Ten years ago I was poking around the vegetables at Tacoma Boys market in Tacoma, Washington when I first saw them. They were all sizes, colors and shapes. Some were green or orange with stripes, some were deep red with green around the core. Now, a decade later heirloom tomatoes are no longer a rarity, [...]

Cold Remedy Soup

I feel like garbage. I am half convinced that my tonsils have spontaneously regenerated in order to inflict me with tonsillitis in an attempt to seek vengeance against me for having them removed in the first place. Or I might just have a cold. Either way, all I want right now is a bowl of [...]

Roasted Tomato and Bacon Soup

I used to hate tomato soup. I had it once as a kid and never could understand why it was so sweet and completely unlike any tomato I’d ever had and so I always avoided it. A few years back I decided to create a soup that imbued everything I love about tomatoes topped with [...]