OCTOBER 17 • 2019 | 61
the best of everything
Raskin
Try Not to
Slurp
Chillier temps invite a hot
bowl of soup from Zoup!
W
ith winter ready to leap on
us without much warning,
among the thoughts that
come to many minds are about the
good old hot delicious soups that do so
much in warming our innards.
Enter Zoup!, one of the largest
independent soup sit-down and/or
carry-out operations … with its hefty
annually diverse selections.
The first Zoup! location … in the
Franklin Plaza, just north of 12 Mile,
Southfield, is now celebrating its 22nd
year … Zoup! is still growing, even
with 83 locations across the northern
half of the United States and Ontario,
Canada … plus more than 6,000
grocery stores across the country …
many carrying Zoup’
s more lavish
flavors and favorites … including the
yearly selections of Chicken Pot Pie,
Lobster Bisque, Ginger Butternut
Squash, Hearty Vegetable Beef, Wild
Mushroom Barley, etc.
Twelve varied soups are served daily
… Six vegan and dairy-free soups are
rotated daily … The other six include
Broccoli Cheddar, Chicken Tortilla,
Fire Roasted Tomato Bisque, Old-
Fashioned Chicken Noodle, etc. …
Every order is served with a hunk of
fresh-baked bread, made daily on site.
A big favorite, Butternut Squash, is a
creamy pureed butternut squash soup
mixed with carrots and layered into
a ginger stock … Another great one
for those chilly nights is the Hearty
Vegetable Beef.
Something new at all Zoup! loca-
tions are the Sustain-a-Bowls … featur-
ing all-natural, nutrient-dense offerings
with big-flavored ingredients … Also
popular, freshly made sandwiches
from bread baked on stone decks with
no preservatives or enzymes … Also,
salads with house-made dressings
… served with five-grain bread or
baguette.
Owned by Eric Ersher, founder
and CEO, and Richard Simtob with
Jason Valentine, president and COO,
Zoup! is the recipient of numerous
awards … Seating numbers vary at its
numerous locations, including locally
on Evergreen Road in Southfield and
in Somerset Mall, Troy … Zoup! also
provides online ordering, delivery and
catering.
NO WONDER UNIVERSITY
of Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor
attracts more than 107,000 people for
each football game … Among them,
Kathy Morley, an owner/partner of
Pepino’
s Restaurant in Sylvan Lake
… She often tailgates with “her gang”
in the players’
parents section amid
mouth-watering ribs, filets, lamb
chops, etc. … from Pepino’
s, of course
… along with its home-made soda
bread and marinated white bean salad.
OLDIE BUT GOODIE … The
priest confided to the rabbi that his
greatest wish was to see the Almighty
face to face.
One night, the priest was in his
study when there was a sudden flash
of lightning and a loud clap of thunder
… He looked toward the window and
found his wish had been fulfilled.
He reached for the phone and called
the rabbi and said, “It has happened!
The Almighty is at the window. What
should I do now?
The rabbi promptly replied, “Look
busy!”
CONGRATS … To Shelly Gordon
on her birthday … To Steve and Leslie
Pardo on their 18th anniversary.
Email Danny at dannyraskin2132@gmail.com.
Danny Raskin
Senior Columnist
VIA ZOUP! FACEBOOK
Jason Valentine and Eric Ersher
For info www.thewhitney.com
(313) 832-5700
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