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5840 Office Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM  87109

 

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CONTACT: Sonya Warwick

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BEST SOUP IN ALBUQUERQUE

PICKED AT SOUPER BOWL

Albuquerque, NM - January 27, 2009 – This past Saturday at the 2009 Roadrunner Food Bank Souper Bowl, judges and attendees selected the awardees for their soup and dessert of choice.  This year’s event featured more than 35 restaurants that brought samples for attendees to enjoy.  More than 1,000 guests attended the event and sampled an array of delicious desserts and voted for a favorite soup. Six judges decided the winners of the Critic’s Choice Awards.  Below is a list of this year’s 2009 Winners.

Critic’s Choice Awardees

1st Place           Johndhi’s BBQ with Gazpacho

2nd Place          One Up Restaurant and Lounge

3rd Place           Independence Grill

 

People’s Choice – Favorite Soup

1st Place           Kelly’s Brew Pub with Cream of Green Chile Chicken Soup

2nd Place          Claudia Rae’s Sandwich Shop

3rd Place           The Ranchers Club

 

People’s Choice – Favorite Dessert

1st Place           Theobroma Chocolatier with Hand Dipped Strawberries

2nd Place          Berry Ocean

3rd Place           Saggio’s

 

Best Booth Award – Embassy Suites Hotel and Spa

 

Live music by Hip Pocket entertained the more than 1,000 guests as attendees sampled soups and desserts.  Attendees were among the first to see the new Roadrunner Food Bank facility.  The Souper Bowl is held annually the Saturday prior to the NFL’s Super Bowl.

Souper Bowl 2009 participating restaurants included:

  • Berry Ocean

  • Chama River Brewing Company

  • Chef De Jour

  • Chef's Elegant Catering

  • Church Street Café

  • Claudia Rae's Sandwich Shop

  • Cramer's Family Restaurant and Catering

  • Cupcakeology

  • Embassy Suites Hotel and Spa

  • Farina Pizzeria and Wine Bar

  • Gecko's Bar & Tapas

  • Gruet Steak House

  • Hotel Albuquerque

  • Independence Grill

  • Johndhi’s BBQ

  • Kelly's Brew Pub

  • Lovelace Westside Hospital

  • McGrath’s Bar and Grill @ Hyatt Regency

  • Mimi’s Café

  • Ned's On the Rio Grande

  • Nob Hill Bar and Grill

  • One Up Restaurant and Lounge

  • Radisson Hotel and Water Park

  • Saggio's Restaurant

  • Savory Fare

  • Savoy Bar & Grill

  • Scalo of Nob Hill

  • Seasons Grill

  • Slate Street Café

  • St. Clair Winery and Bistro

  • Sunshine Café

  • Sysco

  • The Ranchers Club of New Mexico

  • Theobroma Chocolatier

  • Trombino's Bistro Italiano

  •  Yanni's Mediterranean Grill

  • Zinc

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Roadrunner Food Bank of New Mexico is New Mexico’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to ending hunger.  In 2008, Roadrunner Food Bank distributed more than 16 million pounds of food through a statewide network of nearly 600 partner agencies and six regional food banks.  In New Mexico, Roadrunner Food Bank is the only member of Feeding America (formerly known as America's Second Harvest - the Nation's Food Bank Network).  As the second hungriest state in the nation, Roadrunner Food Bank and our affiliated agencies serve more than 240,000 children and adults throughout the state every year.

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