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2 Chef's Souparee

 
2 Chef's Souparee

My husband, Rob, and I recently had a chance to have dinner at 2 Chef's Souparee in Lanatana. A member of our Palm Beach Team in Training cycle team is friends with Chef Tom Mazzocchi and suggested we try out his restaurant sometime. 2 Chef's business card describes the restaurant as follows: soup market, fine provisions and catering.

Above: Chef Thomas O. Mazzocchi of 2 Chef's Souparee

Have Some Soup

As the name suggests, 2 Chef's Souparee offers a fantastic selection of soups on its menu everyday. If you can't make up your mind, ask for a sample to try out a couple of soups before making your final selection. I tried the cream of asparagus and loaded potato soup before finally deciding on the sweet potato soup. My husband tasted the loaded potato and cheese burger soup then got the she crab soup to accompany his dinner.

We all ordered the complete dinners, which included a bowl of soup along with a piece of delicious bread. I got the sun dried tomato bread to go with my soup and I think Rob and Conni got the multi grain bread to go with theirs.

Above: The Exterior of 2 Chef's Souparee

Take Home A Doggy Bag

I probably didn't need a bowl of soup and chunk of bread before my meal, but it sure was tasty. Conni and Rob both got the meatloaf with mashed potatoes and brown gravy. Rob ate all of his, but Conni took half of hers home. I got the chicken marsala with mashed potatoes and mushroom gravy, yummy. But I could only eat half of it and took the other half home to enjoy for lunch the next day.

Chef Tom's mother, who works the lunch crowd, makes a complete line of delicious desserts. Conni had a piece of the strawberry cake, while Rob and I got our desserts to go. I got a piece of the sweet potato pie and Rob brought home two pieces of chocolate cake. I guess he didn't want to have to share his cake with our daughter. The sweet potato pie was to die for. Gee, I also had the sweet potato soup for dinner. Can you take a guess at what one of my favorite vegetables is!?!

Take Out or Dine In

2 Chef's Souparee is located in a strip mall in Lantana, Florida. 2 Chef's caters to the take out crowd, but there is both indoor and outdoor seating available if you choose to eat your meal at the restaurant.  The menu changes daily to reflect what the chef is in the mood to cook or according to the availability of seasonal ingredients.

• 2 Chef's Souparee
• Pinewood Square
• 6338 Lantana Road, Suite 60
• Lantana, FL 33463
• Phone: 561-432-2477
• Website: www.2chefs.net

Take care,
Lynn Smythe AKA the Cuisine Diva

Restaurant Coupons Website Launces

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Spice It Up at Dunkin Donuts

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Fall Flavors Spice Up the Season at Dunkin' Donuts

Dunkin' Donuts brings back seasonal pumpkin favorites and introduces new apple flavors to keep people running with the tastes of fall

CANTON, Mass., Sept. 7 /PRNewswire/ -- With Labor Day now behind us and summer nearing its end, Dunkin' Donuts, America's all-day, everyday stop for coffee and baked goods, gives people a delicious reason to look towards the start of autumn, today unveiling a harvest of fall-inspired menu items available for a limited time at participating Dunkin' Donuts restaurants. Leading Dunkin' Donuts' autumn array is the return of pumpkin beverages and baked goods, along with seasonal donut treats. For guests in New England and upstate New York, Dunkin' Donuts has also introduced new apple specialties, including Apple Pie and Apple Cider.

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 Dunkin's Donuts' complete fall lineup includes:
 -- Pumpkin Coffee and Lattes: Pumpkin flavoring adds a seasonal touch to
   Dunkin' Donuts' coffee and lattes. Served hot or iced, they are the
   perfect way to keep yourself running with a taste of fall. Pumpkin
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 -- Pumpkin Muffin: Topped with white icing and streusel crumbs, Dunkin'
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 -- Pumpkin Donut: Back by popular demand, Dunkin' Donuts' glazed pumpkin
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 -- Fall Harvest Donut: The Fall Harvest Donut is a yeast ring donut
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 -- New Apple Cider (Available in New England and Upstate New York only):
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 -- New Apple Pie (Available in New England and Upstate New York only):
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According to Dunkin' Donuts' Executive Chef Stan Frankenthaler, each year Dunkin' Donuts' fall menu items create a unique passion and emotional response amongst guests. "When the temperatures begin to drop and the days shorten, people naturally begin to crave comforting foods and the familiar, traditional tastes and scents we grow up associating with the season, such as pumpkin and apple," he said. "We are excited to help people celebrate fall to the fullest any time of day by bringing back our beloved fall menu items along with innovative new seasonal treats."

About Dunkin' Donuts

Founded in 1950, Dunkin' Donuts is America's favorite every day, all-day stop for coffee and baked goods. Dunkin' Donuts is a market leader in the regular/decaf coffee, iced coffee, hot flavored coffee, donut, bagel and muffin categories, and the largest coffee and baked goods chain in the world. Dunkin' Donuts has earned the No. 1 ranking for customer loyalty in the coffee category by Brand Keys for four years running. The company has more than 9,000 restaurants in 31 countries worldwide. In 2009, Dunkin' Donuts' global system-wide sales were $5.7 billion. Based in Canton, Massachusetts, Dunkin' Donuts is a subsidiary of Dunkin' Brands, Inc. For more information, visit www.DunkinDonuts.com.

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 781-737-5200
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Chaiyo Thai Bistro - Delray Beach

My husband and I do a lot of bike riding, so as part of our Valentine's Day celebration we did a 25 mile road bike ride, along with a friend of ours that had just purchased her very first road bike. We were kind of tired after the ride, and I had gone for a 8 mile run the day before, so I was also pretty sore.

Thai Food To Go

The Olympics had started just a few days before, so we decided between being tired from the bike ride, and wanting to watch the Olympics, that we would get take out from a local restaurant for our Valentine's Day dinner. The Chaiyo Thai Bistro is located just down the street from our house, in western Delray Beach. I didn't think my husband would be interested in trying Thai food, but he said he heard a lot of positive comments about the restaurant. I love Thai food, so we decided to get Thai take out for our Valentine's Day dinner.

Chaiyo Thai Bistro used to be a Miami Subs-Arthur Treacher Fish fast food restaurant, so I didn't think the atmosphere was going to be too appealing for dining in. But my husband was pleasantly surprised when he went to pick up our order. He said it was very elegant, filled with people enjoying their meals, and the staff was very friendly. We will definitely try eating there in person next time.

Delicious Thai Food

Since my husband and I had never eaten at Chaiyo Thai Bistro, and my husband didn't know too much about Thai food, we decided to order a bunch of food to sample off their menu. When ordering any of their soups, curry or noodle dishes, you get to choose your protein from tofu, chicken breast, beef, prawns, squid or scallops. I like that they have a tofu option for many of their menu items, our daughter became a vegetarian about a year ago, and I'm always looking for food options for her picky palate.

My husband and I ordered the following items from the menu:

Appetizer platter - 2 each of spring rolls, prawn rolls, chicken satay, beef satay, golden flowers and crispy tofu. Golden flowers are little wonton-like pockets filled with a mixture of ground chicken, potatoes, onion and yellow curry. The platter came with three dipping sauces; plum sauce, spicy peanut sauce and a sweet vinegar sauce which had finely diced cucumber in it. Besides the the rubbery tofu chunks, we really enjoyed the appetizer platter.

I got the Tom Ka soup with scallops. Tom Ka is a coconut milk based soup with fresh mushrooms, galangal, kaffir lime leaves, cilantro, tomatoes and your choice of protein (tofu, chicken breast, prawns, squid or scallops).

For his main dish, my husband ordered the Pad Thai with prawns. Pad Thai is stir-fried rice noodles, egg, bean sprouts, green onion and special Pad Thai sauce. It is served with fresh bean sprouts, limes, ground peanuts, carrots and cabbage. I tried a bit - it was a nice mixture of hot noodles/shrimp with crunchy cold vegetables. Pad Thai is a classic Thai food dish.

For my main dish, I ordered the Green Curry with chicken. That was a mixture of a slightly hot/spicy green curry paste with coconut milk, eggplant, bell peppers, peas and Thai basil. Served with your choice of Jasmine or brown rice. You definitely need to serve this dish with a generous portion of rice, to help cut down on the heat. Not too hot, but it definitely built up in the back of your throat and mouth as you continued eating the dish.

Additional Information

Their menu is listed on their website, so you can get an idea of the type of food they serve: www.chaiyothaibistro.com. Chaiyo Thai Bistro is located on the southeast corner of Military Trail and Atlantic Ave. There is a BP gas station, Bed/Bath/Beyond and CVS in the plaza where the restaurant is located.

Chaiyo Thai Bistro is my new favorite restaurant, I look forward to dinning in the next time we get the craving for Thai food. And I really like the fact that it less than a mile from my house.

Take care,
Lynn Smythe AKA the Cuisine Diva