Elaine: “I met this lawyer, we went out to dinner, I had the lobster bisque, we went back to my place, yada yada yada, I never heard from him again.”
Jerry: “But you yada yada’d over the best part.”
Elaine: “No, I mentioned the bisque.“
Soups are one my favorite things about this time of the year. True, they’re not exclusive to fall, but when the weather turns cold, restaurants say goodbye to gazpacho and hello to the hearty stuff like corn chowder and potato leek. A steaming bowl of soup (with crusty bread of course) can cure a cold, warm your insides and make you almost forget that it’s getting dark out at 4:30 pm.
I’m on a soup kick — if a place serves soup, chances are I’m going in. Which is how I discovered This Little Piggy in Harrison. I was driving down Halstead Ave., glanced over to my left, and saw this sign:
“This Little Piggy”? Now that’s awesome. The awning also said “Soups”, so based on that and the name (never underestimate the power of a catchy name), I pulled a U-ey and turned back. Very cute place, with a pig motif and large selection of salads, sandwiches and soups.
Hello, pig.
The turkey wrap was nothing special, I but I really enjoyed the Tuscan white bean soup.
At Lenny’s Bagels in Rye Brook, a soup and toasted bagel make a satisfying light lunch. I’m usually partial to chunkier soups, but this tomato basil was fragrant and bright with tomato flavor.
One of the all-time greats, matzo ball. This one’s from June & Ho in Rye.
Do you have a favorite Westchester soup spot? What are your favorite soups? And have you ever preferred a bisque to a date?
This Little Piggy
64 Halstead Ave.
Harrison, NY 10528
914-835-1121
Lenny’s Bagels
200 S. Ridge St.
Rye Brook, NY 10573
914-939-1379
June & Ho
70 Purchase St.
Rye, NY 10580
914-967-1900
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Ooooh, I’ve got one for you, Doug! Szechuan Pavilion is a little hole in the wall Chinese place on Westchester Ave. on the border of Rye Brook & Port Chester. They make a sizzing rice soup with a sweet-ish tomato base. Odd sounding but positively addictive. It’s not even on the menu, you have to ask for it.
I’m also a fan of gazpacho at Whole Foods, as well as Trader Joe’s.
Thanks for passing your favs along!
ooh bagels? Best bagels in Westchester can be found in New Rochelle. H & R Bagels in the Quaker Ridge shopping center — 2nd only to LBJ Bagels which closed some time ago. If you’re looking for the perfect combination of not-so-doughy inside surrounded by the perfect crusty outside — H & R is the place. Take out only — expect long lines on Sunday mornings.
I was once a longtime Lenny’s fan just like you. I thought their lunch special was pretty amazing. But then I went to Hand-Rolled Bagels in Rye, and am now a devoted fan. While it’s true that their everything bagel is wayyy under-sprinkled (to my taste), I think the bagel itself is way better and less starchy.