Front l to r: Chef Stephen DeSantis of Stephen’s Loft, Michelle Spagnola, chair of the Prairie Fire Twig, and Chef Paul Kraaijenbrink, from The Garland House, following award presentations. Provided photoWinners and participants in the 2nd annual Souper Bowl Competition sponsored by the Prairie Fire Twig of Lakeside Memorial Hospital held January 29 at the Sweden Farmer’s Museum helped raise funds for a new digital mammography machine for the hospital.
In the Best Restaurant Chili category, the winners were: The Garland House Restaurant – Sirloin Chili (Chef Paul Kraaijenbrink) and Jimmy Z’s (Chef Jimmy Zisovski). The Best Restaurant Soup/Stew category was won by Stephen’s Loft with their Braised Veal and Vegetable Stew with Garlic Bread (Chef Stephen DeSantis). Honorable Mention goes to 2 Brothers Family Restaurant (Chef Nichols Tasanis) for their Avgolmondo, The Garland House entry of Seafood Bisque (Chef Paul Kraaijenbrink), and Stephen’s Loft (Chef Stephen DeSantis) for their Chicken and Sausage Jambalaya. The best individual soup/stew category went to the Spagnola family, for their Tortellini Soup.
The Town of Sweden provided the venue, Jimmy Z’s donated the paper products/spoons and EcoVis Incorporated donated all of the trophies for the event.
