Yes, Soup For You!

Seinfeld devotees are familiar with "The Soup Nazi," but Al Yeganeh is the real life proprietor of an amazing soup store in Manhattan. I know, I have been there and the soup really is amazing. Fame led Yeganeh to begin branching out into franchising and other marketing schemes, but it appears he's returning to his roots and re-opening his soup place, Soup Kitchen International at 259A West 55th Street. Don't forget to mind your manners in line and order properly.

Speaking of Pickles

My wife and I took a two-hour class in Phoenix last night on the fine art of pickling, something we've been messing with for a number of years but have failed to do correctly. In two hours, I quickly saw all the mistakes we had been making. Speaking of pickles, here's a niece piece from the New York Observer on a pickle startup in Brooklyn called Fresh Brine.