Soups will no longer be the appetizers or side dishes thanks to the delicious and easy-to-follow recipes found in the New England Factory Cookbook.

With more than 100+ of the best soup recipes Boston has to offer accompanied by fun stories and beautiful full-color photography, get ready to delight all your friends at your next gathering. Now you can finally create the perfect bowl of chowder and wow people with a tasty wild mushroom and barley soup. Mix in seafood with curried crab and coconut soups for your next dinner party or tailgate. Celebrate all season with gazpachos and fresh cucumber-buttermilk soups. The collection of soups in the New England Soup Factory Cookbook are both scrumptious and versatile to all occasions.

The book also includes a chapter on sandwiches and salads.

The New England Soup Factory is the legendary Boston-based restaurant offering a mix of soups, salads, and sandwiches so good that it claimed the Best of Boston award four times. And now, with this cookbook, you'll have access to all the ingredients, recipes, and cooking methods that put the New England Soup Factory on the map.

Owner Marjorie Druker is passionate about soups. She fell in love with soups when she first heard the story Stone Soup. After attending Johnston & Whales, Marjorie created the menu for the popular Boston Market restaurant chain, and soups were always her favorite. "My niche is taking what people like to eat and turning it into a soup," she says. People skip school to eat soups from her menu. Pregnant women in labor have been known to stop by the restaurant on the way to the hospital to satisfy a last-minute craving. New England Soup Factory soups are like no other soups. And now you can recreate these delicious soups in your own home.

Containing 100+ of Boston's best-tasting traditional and creative soup recipes such as...

• New England Clam Chowder
• Wild Mushroom and Barley Soup
• Curried Crab and Coconut Soup
• Raspberry-Nectarine Gazpacho
• Cucumber-Buttermilk Soup

The New England Soup Factory Cookbook is the ideal Christmas or birthday gift for any chef regardless of experience. Don't forget to consider it while you plan your next Thanksgiving or Easter family meal.

The New England Soup Factory Cookbook offers recipes perfect for...

• Holiday parties and family dinners
• Church potlucks and school get-togethers
• Work picnics and lunches
• Tailgating, Super Bowl parties, and any sports event
• Fall evenings and summer nights
• Cookouts and pool parties
• 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Easter, and Christmas