National Soup Week 2012 starts Monday 5th March

Café en Seine are on board again this year!

2012-02-07T12:39:00.001Z

Café en Seine - arguably Dublin’s Finest Café Bar - located on Dawson Street, will take part in National Soup Week again this year. Dublin’s stylish boulevard is the perfect place for a casual yet sophisticated dining experience whatever the time of day. Café en Seine operates a daily food service from noon to 9pm (5pm on a Sunday).

Eat it, Drink it, Slurp it - and help Make Hunger History!

2012-01-24T13:43:00.002Z

Food entrepreneurs, Cully & Sully today joined Gorta – the Freedom from Hunger Council of Ireland to announce that National Soup Week will run from March 5 -11 next.

‘Soup for Life’, Gorta’s annual fundraising campaign encourages people to get out and sip some soup to help make hunger history. Pictured at the launch in Ballymaloe Cookery School were Deirdre Kingston and Maggie Dwyer from Gorta and Cullen Allen and Colum O’Sullivan from Cully & Sully.

Cully & Sully are loyal supporters of ‘Soup for Life’ and have pledged for the second year in a row to donate 5c per carton of soup sold throughout the course of the week. ‘Soup for Life’ will also roll out in over 250 restaurants across Ireland and for each bowl of soup sold between the 5th and the 11th of March, €1 will be donated to Gorta’s work fighting the causes of hunger and malnutrition in Uganda.

The programme which the campaign is supporting aims to alleviate hunger, especially among women and children. All money raised will go towards providing seeds and seedlings, rooster hens and training and planning on all aspects of nutrition and food security.

For more information go to www.soupforlife.ie

2012-01-24T13:41:00.001Z

Celebrity chef, Derry Clarke of L’Ecrivain restaurant helps launch Soup for Life 2012!

2012-01-24T13:38:00.001Z

Celebrity chef, Derry Clarke helps launch Soup for Life with Gorta's Media Officer Deirdre Kingston at L’Ecrivain restaurant in Dublin.

Celebrity chef, Derry Clarke of L’Ecrivain restaurant (Dublin) today joined Gorta – the Freedom from Hunger Council of Ireland to announce that National Soup Week will run from March 5-11 next.

The Restaurants Association of Ireland (RAI) is also encouraging people to support the campaign at participating restaurants nationwide. During the week, people can also run ‘Soup for Life’ events at home; in the workplace or in clubs, schools and colleges. The annual fundraising campaign encourages people to get out and sip some soup to help make hunger history.

‘Soup for Life’ is a fun, vibrant and positive campaign which is very much focused on participation across the country. This year, Gorta is encouraging people to get out and support their favourite eateries by participating in ‘Soup for Life’. For each bowl of soup sold by participating restaurants, cafes and venues from March 5-11, €1 will be donated to Gorta helping families in Uganda secure a bright future for themselves and their children.

Speaking at the launch, Gorta CEO Brian Hanratty said “Soup is a simple meal, which is full of nutrients and one which is enjoyed all across the globe. During ‘An Gorta Mór’ up to one third of the population was dependant on soup kitchens to survive. We are asking people to enjoy soup during National Soup Week with their friends, families and colleagues and in doing so make a contribution to our work with poor communities, especially in East Africa.”

He continued, “This unique campaign will raise funds to support a programme in Uganda which aims to alleviate hunger, originating from a lack of nutrients in women and children. All money raised will go towards providing seeds and seedlings; rooster hens and training and planning on nutrition and food security.”

Adrian Cummins, CEO of the RAI added, “This campaign is really a win/win situation when one thinks of the many struggling businesses there are in the restaurant sector, particularly in relation to independent retailers. This campaign is all about getting people out to their local eatery and supporting this initiative which will ultimately help those who are struggling to provide food for themselves and their families. The RAI are proud to partner with Gorta on ‘Soup for Life’ and I would urge all of our members to get involved.”

The campaign was a huge success last year, with many fine eateries taking part including the Avoca Group, Cornucopia, Itsa, Wagamama and the Insomnia Coffee Company in Dublin and Café Paradiso, Blair’s Inn, Amicus and The Cornstore in Cork. ‘Soup for Life’ was also supported by Cork’s food entrepreneurs Cully & Sully, who donated 5c per carton of soup sold throughout the week.

For more information log onto www.soupforlife.ie

Soup for Life 2012

2012-01-03T15:02:00.001Z

For the third year running, gorta is getting ready for our exciting spring fundraising initiative - Soup for Life. National Soup Week 2012 takes place from Monday 5th March to Sunday 11th March.

We’re asking soup lovers and foodies alike to help make hunger history by gathering friends, family and colleagues for a fun get together over a pot of soup and make a contribution to gorta’s work fighting hunger in Africa.

Visit www.SoupforLife.ie for more information

A Thank You Video To All Our Participants

2011-05-10T14:40:00.000+01:00

Big Hearty Thank You For Your Soupport!

2011-04-15T16:47:00.006+01:00

National Soup Week 8th - 15th April comes to a close today with thousands of participants eating, drinking and slurping bowls of Soup for Life for the last time. We were thrilled with the massive response. Over 100 venues nationwide donated €1 for each bowl of soup they sold nationwide. We would like to give a big hearty thank you to all those who participated in the campaign helping gorta's work fighting hunger overseas. Soup it Up!

Keep Stirring that Pot!

2011-04-13T09:24:00.007+01:00

Karl's Kitchen in Dundalk showcase how to Soup It Up this week. Karl created four signature soups for the campaign including this sumptuous Parsnip and Chili recipe.

Gemma and Aisya at Avoca Suffolk Street take a break from serving up delicious butternut squash soup and tomato, chili and creme fraiche Soup for Life.

Emma during Wagamama's busy lunchtime trade serving Chicken Ramen Soup for Life this week

Our Soupporters!

2011-04-11T13:43:00.004+01:00

Dairine and Jayne at Cornucopia take a break from serving up Soup for Life to pose for a photo.

Staff members at Wilde and Green giving the thumbs up to the campaign t-shirts

Menuboards taken over by National Soup Week

2011-04-11T09:40:00.010+01:00

A menuboard at KC Peaches on Friday and the lunch specials at Pinocchio.We'll be uploading lots more pictures from Soup for Life as the campaign rolls on.

National Soup Week Starts Here!

2011-04-08T11:10:00.002+01:00

Feel like a bowl of soup? Our Soup for Life campaign kicks off today with venues across Dublin and Cork participating. Each will be donating €1 for each bowl of soup sold and every penny will go to gorta's work fighting hunger overseas. Is it almost lunchtime?...that means it's time for a bowl of Soup for Life!

Check the list on the left for a full list of participants and soup it up!

Ballsbridge Hotels On Board!

2011-04-07T10:02:00.002+01:00

Why not join the D4 hotels for lunch or dinner in any one of their venues and support Soup for Life? The Ballsbridge Inn, The Ballsbridge Towers and The D4 Berkeley will all be donating €1 to gorta for each bowl of soup sold throughout National Soup Week!

The Daily Spud Blends In

2011-04-06T15:12:00.003+01:00

Thanks to Irish Blog Award 2011 Winner The Daily Spud for supporting Soup for Life! They've provided the recipe below for the perfect mushroom soup- check out their interesting blog on all things to do with the glorious spud here :

Mushroom, Celeriac and Potato Soup

What's the secret for a good mushroom soup?

Well, you’d do well to start by using some tasty mushrooms. There are many wonderful varieties of wild mushroom that would do wonders to any soup but, unless you’re given to foraging, these can be expensive and difficult to come by. My solution to making more of an everyday mushroom soup was two-fold (1) use dried shiitake mushrooms, which I find reasonably priced if sourced from an Asian shop (2) use regular white mushrooms or their slightly more flavourful brown cousins (chestnut mushrooms), but concentrate their flavour by frying them in butter until well browned and add them to the soup at the end of cooking.

I will also say that this soup isn’t all about the mushrooms, as there’s plenty of body from the potatoes and celeriac, which is, I think, how I prefer it.

For the soup:

75g dried shiitake mushrooms
vegetable oil for frying
1 smallish onion, about 125g, finely chopped
salt
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
0.25 tsp dried thyme
approx. 300g potato, peeled and chopped into approx 0.5cm dice
approx. 300g celeriac, skin sliced off and chopped into approx 0.5cm dice
150ml dry white wine (one you’d drink yourself)
200g chestnut or white button mushrooms, wiped clean and finely sliced
butter for frying
2 tsp lemon juice or to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste

To garnish (optional):

fresh sage leaves, fried in butter until browned and crispy
chopped flat leaf parsley
grated parmesan

You’ll also need:

A blender or food processor for blending the soup – an immersion blender is handiest.

The Steps:

Rinse the dried shiitake mushrooms to remove any dust, then soak in approx. 750ml cold water for several hours or overnight in the fridge, until softened. Alternatively, soak in warm water for 45 minutes to an hour. When softened, remove the stalks from the mushrooms and chop the mushroom caps finely. Reserve the soaking liquid.
Place a large, heavy saucepan over a medium heat. When hot, add enough oil to coat the pan. Add the chopped onions and a pinch of salt. Stir and fry for 4-5 minutes, until they have turned translucent.
Add the chopped garlic and the thyme and stir and fry for another minute or so.
Stir in the chopped potato and celeriac, and add the white wine. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and let the wine simmer for a few minutes to reduce a little.
Add the chopped shiitake mushrooms and the reserved soaking liquid and about 1 tsp salt. Top up with a little water, if needed, to just cover the vegetables. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered, for around 25 minutes or until the vegetables have softened.
While the soup is simmering, fry the chestnut mushrooms. Place a large frying pan over a medium heat. You don’t want to crowd the mushrooms too much, so you’ll need to fry them in 2-3 batches, depending on the size of your pan. When hot, add about 0.5 tblsp butter to the pan. When that has melted add a layer of mushrooms. Fry for around 8-10 minutes, without stirring, until well browned on the pan-side. Stir and flip the mushrooms over to fry on the other side for a few more minutes, then remove to some kitchen paper and repeat for the next batch(es).
When the vegetables in the soup have softened, remove from the heat and blend. The soup will be quite thick, so thin with additional boiling water as desired. Add the lemon juice, black pepper and additional salt to your taste.
Roughly chop the fried chestnut mushrooms and stir into the soup.
Ladle into bowls and garnish with some crumbled fried sage leaves or chopped flat leaf parsley and a little bit of grated parmesan if you like. Enjoy along with the rest of that bottle of wine you had to open. You know you want to.

The Variations:

If you want a soup that’s more overtly mushroomy, then you could add more shiitake mushrooms here or perhaps some dried and soaked porcini. You could also add a little dried sage along with the dried thyme.

The Results:

Makes around 4 hearty servings of soup

Itsa Morrocan Lentil Soup for Life

2011-04-05T14:05:00.002+01:00

2-Minutes Soups: itsa...bagel from Gorta TV on Vimeo.

Moroccan Spiced Chunky Vegetable and Puy Lentil Soup (Itsa…)

Ingredients:

· 1ltr tomato pulp

· 150g puy lentils soaked

· 100g diced celery

· 100g diced carrot

· 100g diced onion

· 100g diced courgette

· 100g diced pepper

· 2 cloves garlic

· 1 teaspoon of each spice: ground cumin, ground coriander, sweet paprika, smoked paprika, mustard seeds

· ½ teaspoon turmeric

· 1 heaped teaspoon sugar

· 750ml vegetable stock

· 30g fresh chopped coriander (keep some for use as sprig of garnish)

· olive oil

· seasoning to taste

Preparation:

1. Add a drizzle of olive oil to a pot, when warm add all spices and garlic

2. Cook spices to release flavour 1-2 mins

3. Add onion, carrot, celery and lentils – sweat off for a further 5 mins

4. Add tomatoes, stock and sugar. Cook for 5 mins before adding the rest of the vegetables

5. Always keeping the soup at a simmer, never boil. You need to cook the vegetables which should take 10 mins approx

6. Check soup for seasoning and consistency, then add chopped coriander

7. To finish – add a light drizzle of extra virgin olive oil and a sprig of coriander

Do You Have A Souper Memory?

2011-04-05T09:54:00.004+01:00

An Elephant never forgets but do you? Test out your memory with our gorta Soup for Life memory game!

Cully and Sully

2011-04-02T19:31:00.003+01:00

Can't get to a restaurant during National Soup Week?..why not pop down to your local shop or supermarket? Cully and Sully, Ireland's premier gourmet soup company (among other delicious foods) will be donating 5 cent for each carton of soup they sell during the week. Look out for the 'Soup for Life' sticker on the carton to warm your tummy!

Jerusalem Artichoke Soup for Life..Made to Order!

2011-04-02T14:25:00.008+01:00

While scouring lunch menus for soups, we've come across a few interesting recipes to tickle your palette at home. Check out Olivier from the Schoolhouse's Jerusalem Artichoke Soup recipe made to impress your guests at any Soup for Life party!

In other news, Soup for Life is definitely in season. Check out the list of restaurants on the left to find a venue near you!

Breaking News! Wagamama Jumps in the Pot

2011-03-31T09:53:00.004+01:00

Wagamama in Dublin and Cork will be dining with Soup for Life. They will be donating one euro for each bowl of their delicious chicken ramen soup sold during National Soup Week starting Friday 8th April!

The Dublin city centre restaurant on South King Street opened its doors for the first time in 1998 and they expanded to Cork in 2005. In July 2010, they opened a 2,500sq ft restaurant seating 100 in Blanchardstown

Thanks for Soupporting guys!

The List Keeps On Growing

2011-03-29T13:02:00.006+01:00

From Left: Qlivier Quenet, Schoolhouse, Ballsbridge and La Maison Castle Market; Pol O h'Eannraich, Bloom Brasserie both cooking up Soup for Life

With over seventy restaurants now participating in Dublin and Cork, we're struggling to find somewhere in Dublin or Cork NOT serving up soup for life during National Soup Week 8th - 15th April! Bloom Brasserie, The Schoolhouse, the Mespil Hotel, The D4 Hotel Group and the Dylan Hotel have all been added to give your lunch menu flavour!

Surf and Slurp!

2011-03-28T14:15:00.005+01:00

From the Top: Purty Kitchen, Dun Laoghaire, Ellens Tearooms at Seagreen, Monkstown, FXB Monkstown.

Restaurants in Monkstown and Dun Laoghaire will be surfing and slurping during National Soup week. In Monkstown, Ellens Tearoom and FXB will both be serving Soup for Life. Over in Dun Laoghaire, The Purty Kitchen will be Souping it up. Catch the wave and enjoy a bowl of soup by the seaside!

Don't Forget to Switch Off your Lights

2011-03-25T16:36:00.004Z

Here at Soup for Life, we'll be flicking off our switches tomorrow night in support of Global Earth Hour starting at 8.30pm.

We would love all of our soupporters to join us and do the same!

Click here to find out more about the campaign and the fight against climate change

More and More Restaurants Serving Up Soup for Life!

2011-03-25T13:47:00.008Z

From Top Left: Bang Cafe, Bar Italia IFSC, Tearoom at the Clarence, Fenn's Quay Cork

Soup for Life will be warming even more tummies all over Dublin and Cork starting April 8th. Fenns Quay Restaurant in Cork along with the Tea Room at The Clarence, Bang Cafe and Bar Italia in Dublin will all be participating in National Soup Week offering €1 for each bowl of soup

Pop the Cork! Cornstore Wins Best Customer Care

2011-03-24T12:26:00.006Z

Congratulations to The Cornstore Winebar and Grill in Cork winning the Irish Restaurant Awards Cork's Best Customer Care. Just another reason to call into The Cornstore during National Soup Week 8th - 15th April for a bowl of Soup for Life!

Shout for your Soup!

2011-03-24T11:18:00.005Z

Potato and Leek, an old favourite... but is it yours?

Have you checked out the Soup for Life Poll? We're trying to find out what flavours tickle the tastebuds of the people of Ireland? Maybe tasty Tomato is the one which pleases your palette, or you may prefer to give venerable Vegetable a vote. Whatever it is, gorta wants to hear it!

Click here to place your vote!

ItsaSoupforLife

2011-03-23T13:49:00.003Z

Itsabagel, ItsaRestaurant....... ItsaSoup for Life! The popular chain of bagel bars along with ItsaIMMA restaurant will be serving up Soup for Life during National Soup Week.

Itsa great big thank you!

Itsa… Arnotts, Abbey St
Itsa… The Pavilion, Dun Laoghaire
Itsa… Fitzwilliam Lane, Dublin 2
Itsa… Sandyford Industrial Estate,
Itsa… Malahide
itsa@IMMA, Irish Museum of Modern Art

FXB Steak, Seafood and Soup!

2011-03-22T09:36:00.010Z

The FXB Group of restaurants, famous for steak and seafood have come on board with Soup for Life this year. All six Dublin establishments will be offering one euro for each bowl of soup sold during National Soup Week!

FXB Restaurant Pembroke Street
FXB Grill @ Crow Street Temple Bar
The Pub @ FXB Monkstown
FXB Grill @ Ryans Parkgate Street
Ryans Victorian Pub Parkgate Street
Bull & Castle Gastro Pub and Beer Hall

Amicus and 14A Cooking up Soupport

2011-03-21T12:19:00.011Z

Amicus Restaurant, Cork

14A Restaurant, Cork

Having generously supported the campaign last year, Cork restaurateurs Robert and Ursula Hales have come on board again with Soup for Life. Why not call down to Amicus Restaurant or 14A Restaurant during National Soup Week for a bowl of soup in one of these contemporary, spacious settings.

Two Minute Seafood Chowder at the Dylan

2011-03-21T09:55:00.004Z

Two-Minute Soups: Seafood Chowder by The Dylan Hotel from Gorta TV on Vimeo.

How delicious is this recipe: Seafood Chowder

50g Butter
6 Rooster Potatoes
3 Large Onions
1 Clove of Garlic
Bayleaf, Thyme
Pinch of Salt and Pepper
200g Cod or Haddock, cockle and mussel meat
smoked salmon
cream
chopped chives

1) Place the chopped potato, onions, garlic, bay leaf and thyme and butter in a pot and sweat off until soft
2) Add fish stock (powdered will suffice for home cooking)
3) Bring to the boil, simmer until cooked
4) Blend and strain and season
5) In a large pan, Start off your diced cod and cockle and mussel meat in some butter and a little oil
6) When it is seald, add your chowder, simmer until the fish is cooked then add the smoked salmon.
7) Finish with a dash of cream and some chives

All That Jazz (and soup) at the Cornstore...

2011-03-21T09:15:00.011Z

Cornstore Winebar and Grill, Cork

The Cornstore Winebar and Grill will be participating this year in Soup for Life generously offering one euro for each bowl of soup sold. Not only a great venue for a glass of wine and some casual dining in Cork, check out the Cornstore's Friday 'And All That Jazz' session which is sure to help you ease into the weekend.

40 Cornmarket Street, Cork City

Soup for Life getting a flavour of Italy

2011-03-14T16:26:00.011Z

Ciao! Soup for Life is pleased to have the Merrion road's Bianconi's Bistro and Pinocchio's in Ranelagh serving up soup for the campaign. Both of these quality Italian restaurants will be participating for the full week and donating one euro for each bowl of soup sold to gorta. Grazie mille guys!

Blazing Salads and Tante Zoes

2011-03-11T12:14:00.005Z

Cauliflour and Coconut anyone? Tante Zoe's in Temple Bar will be offering a Cauliflour and Coconut soup during National Soup Week to tickle anyones taste buds. If you can't wait that long, why not try making Soup for Life Soupporter Blazing Salad's temptingly tropical Caribbean Stew: Photo above taken from website

Avoca Cafes Ladling Love

2011-03-10T16:47:00.007Z

Avoca will be cooking up support for gorta during National Soup Week with Avoca Suffolk Street, Kilmacanogue and Rathcoole participating from Mon 11th-Wednesday 13th April. Needless to say the team are delighted now we can finally try out some of the recipes from their book of delicious soups !

Cornucopia serving up for Soup for Life

2011-03-07T17:03:00.005Z

We are thrilled Cornucopia, Dublin's premier vegetarian restaurant and one of our star soupporters from last year are helping us serve up soup for life again this year. Visiting the guys last week, we couldn't help but notice the buzzing and friendly atmosphere that makes this place such a popular lunch time hideaway in the city centre

Odessa joins Soup for Life

2011-03-07T13:59:00.004Z

Why not call into the Odessa Club during National Soup Week 8th - 15th April? Located in one of Dublin's trendiest members clubs, the restaurant will be jumping in the pot with Soup for Life and offering €1 for each bowl of soup sold during the campaign.

In Praise of Dublin Bikes

2011-03-04T10:47:00.004Z

Have you considered joining Dublin Bikes? while lucky to have so many restaurants on board this year, overcoming the challenge of getting to see all of them is tricky. Traveling by Dublin Bikes has proved incredibly handy, giving the Soup for Life Team a healthy dose of fresh air while replacing foot fatigue with pedal power!
join the scheme and revolutionise your own travel around the city.

Soup for Life loves the Wild Goose Grill

2011-03-03T16:43:00.009Z

Soup for Life made it's way over to Ranelagh yesterday to meet with Restaurateur Kevin McMahon of the Wild Goose Grill (above the famous sports pub McSorely's). Kevin will be supporting the campaign and is also heavily involved in the well known initative I Love Ranelagh . Here's hoping all the restaurateurs of Ranelagh will be as enthusiastically soupporting us as Kevin!

Soup for Life is back

2011-02-23T11:30:00.000Z

Following the success of the campaign in 2010, Soup for Life is back. This April, with 31 different restaurants on board in Dublin and almost 15 in Cork Friday 8th April is going to be the biggest National Soup Day ever!

More Cork Snaps

2010-05-20T13:36:00.000+01:00

Congrats to Liam Fitzgerald and Teagasc

2010-05-19T15:02:00.000+01:00

Congrats to Gorta's Liam Fitzgerald and everyone at Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority. They joined the campaign to Fight Hunger in Africa and raised over €350 for SoupforLife. Well done them!

SoupforLife Cork Snaps: Nutmeg Restaurant

2010-05-19T10:34:00.000+01:00

Many thanks to the staff at Nutmeg Organic Restaurant Cork: Souping it up on National Soup Day!

SoupforLife Cork Snaps: Harveys Restaurant

2010-05-19T10:29:00.000+01:00

Staff at Harveys Ladling Love on National Soup Day! Pictures courtesy of Maggie, our SoupforLife specialist in Cork

Thanks to Tom Doorley for Tweeting about the campaign!

2010-05-14T16:40:00.000+01:00

http://twitter.com/tomdoorley

Lily's Blog

2010-05-14T16:24:00.000+01:00

Lily has blogged about our campaign! and check out her nettle soup recipe

http://lilycollison.com/2010/05/14/national-soup-day/

A Couple of Our Favourite Soupporters at the Radisson Blu: Thanks Guys!

2010-05-14T16:18:00.001+01:00

We're here!

2010-05-14T10:28:00.000+01:00

Are we there yet?..are we there yet?...We're finally here!

After months of toil and triumph, we finally made it: National Soup Day has arrived! Over the past four months, nearly 70 restaurants nationwide have decided to put their name in the pot and fight hunger by donating €1 for each bowl of soup they sell today. The final ingredient they need is your support. Follow the Link below and head on down for a bowl at lunch time to help make famine history:

http://www.gorta.org/soup/souporters.html

SoupforLife Video

2010-05-13T15:18:00.001+01:00

Soup for Life Recipes

2010-05-13T14:42:00.000+01:00

Lentil Soup

Green Pea soup with Mint Cream

Beetroot Borscht

Register @ gorta.org/soup to download these delicious soup recipes courtesy of Darina Allen, Nevin Maguire and Domini Kemp and more!

Bobby's No Sleeping Dragon!

2010-05-12T15:00:00.000+01:00

Bobby Kerr, chief of popular cafe chain Insomnia and RTE 1 Dragons' Den entrepreneur will be serving up Soup for Life on Friday 14.05.10. All 31 outlets of Insomnia are participating in the campaign and will be donating €1 for each bowl of soup you buy on the day. Register with Soupforlife @ http://www.gorta.org/soup/

Jeremy Irons is Mad About Hunger

2010-05-12T14:30:00.000+01:00

http://www.1billionhungry.org/

Benvenuto a SoupforLife!

2010-05-12T12:18:00.000+01:00

Call down to Bar Italia IFSC on Friday 14.05.10 for a contemporary Italian experience and a bowl of soupforlife. David Izzo and his team will be donating €1 for each bowl of soup sold on the day

More Great Shots from our Green Nineteen Photocall

2010-05-04T12:06:00.000+01:00

2010-05-04T11:04:00.000+01:00

Bucatini all’Amatticiana

The guys at delicious Dunne and Crescenzi will be gettin' their soup on and participating on the 14.05.10 donating €1 for each bowl of soup sold on Friday. This well known establishment, founded by Eileen Dunne and Stefano Crescenzi in 1998, has been serving quality Roman fare to Dubliners ever since such as Bucatini all’Amatticiana and Saltimbocca with carciofi ella Romana. If you're planning you're own soup party, register on www.gorta.org/soup and download some inspiring recipes from some of Ireland's leading chefs. Soup's up!

The Daily Spud Soup

2010-05-04T10:51:00.000+01:00

The Daily Spud has spooned out a really thoughtful piece on Soupforlife. If you're ever wondering which way you want your spuds, check out their award winning blog for inspiration! They've posted some inspiring recipes for the campaign. As they say themselves, how about a nice potato and leek soup or maybe some potato and lentil soup like so or like so? Alternatively, there’s Galician potato and bean soup or creamy potato, salmon and cream cheese chowder for you to try. If you’d like a soup that’s not quite so potato-heavy, then there are soups hereabouts made from carrot and ginger, pea and mint and tomato and black beans. And failing that, there’s always minestrone or good old Ukrainian borscht.

The Mighty Boosh Soup Song

2010-04-29T12:14:00.000+01:00

Please enjoy courtesy of our Special Projects Officer and Mighty Boosh fan Tanya

Cornucopia Soupporting

2010-04-28T16:30:00.000+01:00

www.cornucopia.ie

Cornucopia, the vegetarian gem on Wicklow street is giving Soupforlife a ladle of love and will be donating €1 for each bowl of soup sold on 14.05.10. Make sure to register with the campaign at http://www.gorta.org/soup/index.html!

Milk and Honey joins SoupforLife

2010-04-27T13:52:00.000+01:00

This busy establishment on Aungier Street joins the growing list of restaurants helping to make hunger history by giving €1 for each bowl of soup purchased on 14.05.10

★ SouperModels ★

2010-04-23T14:13:00.000+01:00

From Left to Right: Louise Jordan, Louise Herraghty, Conor Clear, Lucianne White, Angela Scanlon

The SoupforLife Photocall took place yesterday at Green Nineteen and was a brilliant success. The team thoroughly enjoyed the sunshine and many thanks to our lovely team of SouperModels for launching the campaign!! Click on the name to find out more about each of these great guys

Please Sir, Can I Have Some More....Gruel!

2010-04-22T15:57:00.000+01:00

Popular Dame Street restaurant Gruel is on bord with SoupforLife, joining the campaign to Make Hunger History by donating €1 for each bowl of soup sold on 14.05.10.

Cake Cafe ❤ Soupforlife

2010-04-22T13:34:00.000+01:00

The Cake Cafe is showing soupport and will be participating in National Soup Day 14.05.2010 by donating €1 for each bowl of soup sold on the day.

Africa Reboots

2010-04-21T12:30:00.000+01:00

Africa’s emerging entrepreneurs and its civil-society activists coming together in varied and interesting ways- Bono has more @:

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/opinion/18bono.html?hp

Dali's and Hartley's showing Soupport!

2010-04-21T12:04:00.000+01:00

SoupforLife welcomes Dali's and Hartley's, two great restaurants in Backrock and Dalkey. Both will be participating offering €1 for each bowl of soup sold on 14.05.2010!

Darina Puts Her Name in the Pot

2010-04-15T14:22:00.000+01:00

SoupforLife is delighted that Darina Allen, founder of the Ballymaloe Cookery School and Ireland's best known chef has put her name in the pot. Register with the campaign and check out her delicious recipes on the website.

CheapEats.ie

2010-04-15T13:50:00.000+01:00

Check out CheapEats.ie, the Irish Food Blog Award Finalist has an unrivalled collection of great value deals from around the country.... oh and they're SoupforLife supporters too!

SouperTrendy Green Nineteen becomes a Souporter!

2010-04-14T11:01:00.000+01:00

http://www.green19.ie/

Green Nineteen, truly among Dublin's coolest restaurants joins the campaign to Fight Hunger in Africa and will be offering €1 for each bowl of soup purchased on National Soup Day 14th May 2010! Check out their amazing value menus and a great review from The Irish Times here:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/magazine/2009/0425/1224245057931.html

Five Superfood Soup Ingredients

2010-04-09T14:02:00.000+01:00

Check out five must have ingredients for a deliciously healthy Superfood soup! Just add water!

Lentils
Superpower: There are lots of reasons to love lentils: They're high in protein, iron, rich in complex carbohydrates and high in fiber and include essential amino acids. When combined with whole grains, lentils give your body all the amino acids it needs!

Carrots
Superpower: Beta-carotene in carrots is excellent for your eyes, helps keep your arteries clear, and may prevent tumors from growing.

Broccoli
Superpower: This cruciferous is packed with cancer-fighting nutrients such as beta-carotene, vitamin C, nitrogen compounds and sulforaphane.

Ginger
Superpower: This root has long been thought to have medicinal properties and research is now confirming these suspicions. Ginger contains several antioxidant plant chemicals including gingerol and zingerone. In preliminary studies these antioxidants have been shown to fight cancer and heart disease

Onions
Superpower: The Journal of National Cancer Institute published a paper stating that onions were the food most strongly associated with lower rates of lung cancer. The sulphur compounds and flavonoid quercetin are though to be responsible for the anti cancer properties of onions.

More Restaurants Joining SoupforLife

2010-04-09T10:25:00.000+01:00

SoupforLife Campaign welcomes The Captain's Table, Blair's Inn Bar and Cafe Paradiso. All great restaurants in Cork doing their bit to Fight Hunger in Africa

Soup Every Day Makes A Souper You!

2010-04-08T14:07:00.000+01:00

Is this commercial cute or what?!

Zambia Calls for Agriculture Partnerships in the Region

2010-04-08T12:26:00.000+01:00

Rupiah Banda:

"Agriculture is a sleeping giant that has the ability to turn around our economies and become the major poverty reducer. We must look at agriculture as a leading factor in creating wealth and food security"

http://www.lusakatimes.com/?p=25286

Clarion Hotel Cork joins SoupforLife

2010-04-08T12:05:00.000+01:00

The team welcomes the Clarion Hotel Cork. The hotel is coming on-board with the SoupforLife campaign to help fight hunger in the developing world.

A Delicious Leek and Potato Soup from Neven Maguire

2010-04-08T11:16:00.000+01:00

Leek and Potato Soup with Smoked Bacon and Basil
by Neven Maguire

Serves 4
Ingredients

2 oz butter,
14 oz leeks chopped,
8 oz onions chopped
8 oz Potatoes diced,
2 pints Chicken Stock,
150 mls cream,
12 basil leaves,
2 oz smoked bacon,
2 oz flour,
salt/pepper

Method:

Melt butter in saucepan. Add leeks, bacon and onions. Cook over a low heat but do not brown it. Add potatoes and flour. Cook for two minutes. Add stock and simmer until the potatoes are tender. Add the cream and simmer for 5 minutes. Add basil leaves and hand blend. Season to taste. Serve with cream, croutons and herbs.

http://www.flogas.ie/flogasforliving/recipes_allyear1.php

2010-04-01T16:07:00.000+01:00

The battle over genetic engineering is being fought across the world, between those who champion farmers' rights to seeds, livelihood, and land, and those who seek to privatize these. While promotional campaigns for technological solutions to hunger regularly feature a handful of African spokespeople who drown out the genuine voices of farmers, researchers, and civil society groups, there is widespread opposition to genetic engineering and plans for a New Green Revolution for Africa

http://www.oaklandinstitute.org/voicesfromafrica/pdfs/voicesfromafrica_full.pdf

The Silk Road Cafe.

2010-03-31T14:10:00.000+01:00

The Team welcomes The Silk Road Cafe's participation in the SoupforLife campaign. Great food at prices that will simply knock you out! But don't just take it from us:

http://www.tasteofireland.com/frontend/restaurants/show/62-Silk-Road-Cafe-Dublin-Castle-

http://www.silkroadcafe.ie/

Africa Can Feed Itself

2010-03-26T14:03:00.000Z

Without water, would there be soup? A crucial feature of both soup and a longlasting healthy life is access to a clean water supply. However, increased scarcity of clean water has become a major cause of both famine and conflict in the developing world, especially in Africa. Yet, although feeding Africa is one of the major development challenges of our time, former UN Secretary General Kofi Annan argues in this article, it can be done:

http://www.businessdayonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=9422:africa-can-feed-itself&catid=96:columnists&Itemid=350

sooouuuphisticated soup!

2010-03-26T13:41:00.000Z

During the 80s, Campbells soup ads became ever more popular, chunky and creamy. 'Soup is Good Food' and The Soup That Eats Like a Meal' were popular slogans from the decade. Check out this video where a Campbells soup ad even interrupts an ABC newsbrief!

A video from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), film, "Food for the Cities". This video profiles the the water shortage, quality and issues

2010-03-18T16:13:00.001Z

2010-03-18T16:04:00.001Z

Good lunch combo deal today?

2010-03-18T12:45:00.001Z

Matoke: a typical Ugandan lunch meal

How much did you pay for lunch today? The average Irish person earns 116 euro per day and spends between 5 and 7 euro on lunch. In Uganda, a simple meal for a worker costs about 50% of their daily wage. That works out at 58 euro back in Irish terms. That lunch combo mightn't be so tempting at 58 euro a go!

Food prices expected to rise again in east Africa

2010-03-18T12:41:00.001Z

http://www.guardian.co.uk/katine/2010/mar/17/food-price-rise-fears

Agricultural economists have warned that east Africa could see another sharp rise in the cost of staple crops.

Although the price of maize, sorghum and wheat have been falling globally since prices spiked last year, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) has said people in east Africa are still paying more for staple crops than they were two years ago. Cereal prices were now between 40% and 100% higher.

The FAO said inadequate rainfall, poor harvests, dysfunctional markets, conflict, poor infrastructure and high transport costs have influenced food prices.

What is the Irish Hunger Memorial

2010-03-16T10:19:00.000Z

Ireland's own famine of 1845-7 will be commemorated on the 14th May 2010. Does our own experience of famine gives us a better understanding of the challenge of hunger in the world today?

http://millefiorifavoriti.blogspot.com/

Try Some Dirty Water?

2010-03-12T16:05:00.000Z

Dirty water available in 8 lethal varieties, sold in a vending machines and launched in Manhattan for 1$. “DIRTY WATER from developing countries” was designed to shock the public while inviting them to donate into the machine, via text message, or online

http://www.hookedonads.com/unicef-dirty-water-vending-machine/

2010-03-12T14:47:00.000Z

The true message of the Famine memorial is best exemplified in the two words, tragedy, and triumph. The awful tragedy endured by the Irish people those many years ago, followed by their triumphant assimilation into the great American story of our wonderful country. The Irish people of today are descendants of those who survived, and our great country allowed these immigrants, and their children’s children, to live free from hunger and deprivation.

http://www.dotnews.com/columns/2010/remembering-great-hunger

Cafe of Equivalent

2010-03-11T12:23:00.000Z

This group of UK activists sets up a food stall beside LLoyds in the City of London selling lunch at the equivalent price one would pay in Mozambique, Indonesia Brazil and Bangladesh. Does this kind of stunt simplify or clarify issues of globalisation?

http://www.kennardphillipps.com/cafe-of-equivalent

2010-03-05T12:23:00.000Z

A million people are said to have died of hunger in Ireland in the late 1840s, on
the doorstep of the world's richest nation. Ideology helped the ruling class avoid
grappling with the problem of mass starvation. Jim Donnelly describes how.

http://www.ncsu.edu/kenanfellows/kfp-cp-sites/cp01/cp01/sites/kfp-cp-sites.localhost.com.cp01/files/LP3_BBC%20Irish%20Famine%20Article%20for%20Lab.pdf

Canstructive Ideas

2010-03-04T16:09:00.000Z

www.wvgazette.com/Entertainment/gazzevents/201003020709

Irish National Famine Memorial

2010-03-03T16:35:00.000Z

The Times Of London, February 19, 1847 THE DISTRESS

2010-03-03T16:21:00.000Z

Here's an extract from the Mayo Constitution reprinted in The Times of London detailing the terrible state of destitution within the locality of Mayo

"In the neighborhood of Newport, on Sunday morning last, a poor man, named Mulloy, was found on the road side. His emaciated frame betokened that his death was the result of want. He was a native of Burrishcole. On Friday last a poor man died at Deradda, near Newport, of actual hunger, leaving a family to follow in rapid succession. On Saturday, a poor man was also found expiring from exhaustion at Rooskeen, and notwithstanding relief being brought, the poor man died, food having come too late! In the neighborhood of Breaffy, near this town, the following deaths have occurred from starvation and disease: Michael M'Enally, of Roemon, on the 12th; Peter Sworde, of Deerinachrisham, on the 12th; his wife on the 12th; james Gavan, of Ballyshawn, on the 8th; his wife on the 10th. On Sunday, the 7th inst., Mr. Alkinson, coroner, held an inquest on the body of Patrick Maughan, at Ceonarrow. The deceased has left a family, who are in the most indigent state. The jury verdict was "Death by starvation." In this village there is not a family that do not appear likely to fall victim to famine. On the same day, on the body of James Brislane, at Kilrimmin. The deceased was put on the public works a few days previous to his death, and was hastening on Saturday evening to the office of the pay-clerk, but being very weak from want of food, he fell on the way, and was found dead next morning. Verdict -- "death by starvation." On Monday, the 8th, on the body of Pat Howley, at Smisfield. The deceased was employed on the public works, and was found lying on the road, where he had fallen, by a person passing by; when removed to the nearest habitation he died shortly after. Verdict -- "Death by starvation." On the same day on the body of William Sheridan, at Cloondes. The deceased had been in a great state of destitution, and going from one village to another he he fell into a small rivulet which he attempted to cross, and from his debility was unable to extricate himself! Verdict -- "Death by drowning, but attributed to starvation." This coroner states that there were 12 more inquests reported in his district, but which from indispostiion he has beenunable to attend. During the past week Mr. O'Grady, coronorer, held inquests on the following persons: Anne Philibin, Patt Hemnon, Francis Gannon, Jordan Morrison, Anne Teatum, Patrick Corey, Thomas Costello . .

TIME Magazine, The Real Cause of Famine

2010-03-03T16:00:00.000Z

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,989405,00.html

An interesting article in Time by Jeffry Sachs.

'shortfalls in food supply do not cause widespread deaths in a democracy because vote-seeking politicians will undertake relief efforts; but even modest food shortfalls can create deadly famines in authoritarian societies'

New England Potato Blight

2010-02-26T14:35:00.000Z

www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/07/31/disease_that_spawned_irelands_potato_famine_hits_new_england/

Vintage Soup

2010-02-25T15:03:00.000Z