Our World Tour is back and we are more excited than ever. Our first stop on our World Tour: USA.

This featured recipe has been one our biggest hits and is loved by our staff. If you are looking for the perfect bowl of soup that is full of fresh vegetables and herbs, look no further! Our Garden Chowder is the perfect way to enjoy fresh vegetables to their fullest. The creamy consistency is complimented by the delicate herbs and spices in this dish. We spent weeks getting this dish just right in our test kitchen and the flavor is there to prove it. It is a favorite among our staff and has been brought back several times by popular demand. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy this classic, yet unique dish that will have you coming back for more. All Zupas locations will be serving the Garden Chowder through Saturday, September 4th.

Because we have an active test kitchen at Cafe Zupas we are able to implement seasonal ingredients into our featured recipes. Our new Spring Asparagus soup went through several revisions until we got it just right. We complimented the fresh flavor of the asparagus with a creamy texture and a variety of spring herbs. A classic mirepoix of carrots, onions, and celery creates the perfect flavor foundation for the soup. The addition of the asparagus and herbs truly makes this recipe outstanding. Celebrate Spring with a bowl of our new Spring Asparagus soup!

Our new Roasted Red Pepper with Lobster recipe has been hanging our test kitchen for a while now.  We’ve served an excellent Roasted Red Pepper recipe in the past, but we knew that we could make it better…and that is exactly what we did.  We took an existing recipe that was good, and made it great.  We focused on implementing a creamy consistency paired with the rich flavor of lobster.  We were surprised that a few small changes could make such a big difference.  Don’t miss your chance to take advantage of our new Roasted Red Pepper with Lobster soup serving at all of our locations starting today through May 8th.

Our new White Bean & Chicken Chili isn’t all that new…we’ve just brought it back! This recipe first debuted on our original menu and was just as good back then as it is now. As we ride out the cold winter months we thought this recipe would be perfect to feature. It’s an innovative twist on a classic chili recipe that incorporates green chiles, cumin, white beans and chicken. This hearty meal is topped off perfectly with cheddar cheese and a dallop of sour cream to compliment the heat from the spices perfectly. We’re serving this delicious recipe at all of our locations now through March 27th.

We enjoy the opportunities we have to create recipes that coincide with a holiday.  St. Patrick’s Day is known for wearing green, pinching and our favorite…Irish Stew. We worked on getting the ratio of potatoes, cabbage and vegetables just right to create this hearty recipe.  It was important to us to implement as much authenticity in this classic Irish dish as possible.  After a good amount of research (and taste testing) we came up with a Zupas version that is sure to please.  Celebrate your St. Patrick’s Day with a bowl of our new Irish Stew.

Back by popular demand…This recipe required several different versions until we got it just right…and boy did we. I was not sold on this soup until the last revision…now I can’t wait to have a bowl for lunch tomorrow! We spent weeks altering the amount time we cooked the onions, trying different cheese varieties on the crouton, and getting the broth base perfectly balanced. We put a lot of “love” into this recipe and I think you will be able to tell. In addtion to a delcious bowl of full flavored soup, each serving will be topped with a heaping amount of asiago cheese and 2 croutons that have been toasted with olive oil and asiago as well. Valentines Day is the perfect excuse to have a classic bowl of French Onion soup. Stop by for a bowl at any of our locations this week and let us know what you think!

This recipe exceeded our expectations from the get go. Our Italian White Bean & Sausage is full of fresh vegetables and a variety of spices and herbs that come together to make a delicious bowl of soup.

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When we set out to create our new German Sausage & Potato recipe we envisioned a creamy soup rich with texture & the perfect balance of spice. The simple yet satisfying flavor of the potato is the star ingredient of this recipe complimented by spicy sausage and scattered with petite peas. It’s a rare occasion that we get the recipe just right the first couple of rounds of testing, but it did not take long for us to fall in love with this recipe.  Our German Sausage & Potato is everything you want in a winter soup.

Our new Brazilian Shrimp and Rice is one of those soups that you won’t get anywhere else. A Zupas orginal, we spent a lot of time perfecting the spices and determining the right balance of fresh vegetables and shrimp. The rich flavor and unique pairings in this soup make it unique and intriguing. To give it the perfect tropical touch, we added coconut milk and rice. We are anticipating that this week we will be making extra batches of this new recipe. It was a hit in the test kitchen and do not doubt that you will feel any different. On a scale from 1-10 this featured recipe is an 11.

Our creativity was put to the test with our newest featured recipe.  One taste of our Caribbean Pumpkin & Coconut soup and you’ll anxiously be waiting to finish off the entire bowl. This unique and inventive combination was an effort to recreate a soup we had in the Caribbean. It took a few different methods, adding & subtracting ingredients and perfecting the spice combination, but eventually we got it just right. Don’t miss your chance to have this delicious soup that we can guarantee you won’t find anywhere else.