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Bob Wolkoff: Sonny Bowls' soups were designed by a James Beard chef

Bob Wolkoff · Advice Line with Norma Kamali of Norma Kamali · Nov 28, 2024 · at 22:32

Bob Wolkoff, founder of fast-casual soup chain Sonny Bowls, describes his menu concept to Guy Raz and Norma Kamali.

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“So if you picture an ice cream store, but instead of ice cream, we have 10 soups that were actually designed by a James Beard award-winning chef.”

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The claim, plainly

Sonny Bowls offers 10 soups that were designed by a James Beard award-winning chef.

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Assessment

Sunny Bowls (phonetically transcribed in the podcast as 'Sonny Bowls'), founded by Bob Wolkoff, offers a lineup of 10 core soups across its Chicago locations. Public menu listings explicitly advertise that the 10 soups were designed by Chef Gale Gand, who won the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef in 2001. Chef Gand has also publicly promoted the restaurant and demonstrated its soup recipes.

Sunny Bowls' Toast ordering platform menu explicitly states: 'Serves 10 soups designed by James Beard award winning chef Gale Gand'.
Gale Gand won the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Pastry Chef in 2001.
Menu listings confirm a core offering of 10 handcrafted soups, and Chef Gand promoted the collaboration on WGN-TV in February 2025.

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[1] facebook.com [2] facebook.com [3] sunnybowls.com [4] toasttab.com [5] toasttab.com [6] seamless.com [7] wikipedia.org [8] choosechicago.com

"Sunny Bowls" "James Beard" "Bob Wolkoff" "Sunny Bowls" Chicago menu soups "Gale Gand" "Sunny Bowls" "Gale Gand" "James Beard" award

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