Go way beyond the basics with this gorgeous chef’s compendium of delicious, satisfying soups and stews!
Snap out of your same old soup and stew recipe routine with hundreds of new and exciting takes on the classics—and some creative concoctions that will surely become family favorites.
Inspired by both his home state of Maine and global cuisines, Chef Derek Bissonnette’s Soup features:
300+ Easy-to-Follow Recipes that will guide you to remarkable results
Mouth-Watering Photography and detailed illustrations that walk you through culinary tools and techniques
Recipes for all Palates – it doesn’t matter if you’re an omnivore, gluten-free, vegetarian, or vegan
Family-Friendly Recipes designed to be ready in 30 minutes or less
20+ Chilled and Dessert Soups
A Comprehensive History of Soup
Whether you are planning a casual family dinner, or a formal dinner for 20—this cookbook will help elevate your soups.
The Ultimate Cookbook series:
Provides a comprehensive guide to all things food – from ingredient specific to ethnic cuisine to historical facts and information
Inspires your culinary art skills with beautiful images and easy to follow instructions
Perfect for the chefs, home cooks, or foodies in your life
Makes a great holiday gift for friends, family, or loved ones
Sharpen your skills and feed your appetite with additional cookbooks in the series.
Contributor(s):
Derek Bissonnette
About the Contributor(s):
When Derek Bissonnette was 16 he landed his first kitchen gig, at a bakery in Searsport, Maine. He went on to study baking and pastry at the Culinary Institute of America, graduating in 2000. He was hired as the pastry chef at the estimable White Barn Inn in Kennebunk, Maine, jumped to the renowned Inn at Little Washington in rural Virginia, and then joined the kitchen at the elegant English countryside hotel, The Summer Lodge Country House Hotel and Spa. In 2009, he returned to Maine and the White Barn, where he was promoted to executive chef in 2015. After Bissonnette took over the White Barn kitchen, he started toting a camera to work to create a visual record of dishes he and his staff came up with. Photography clicked with him, and in 2017, he gave up his apron to pursue photography full time. He is the author of Soup: The Ultimate Cookbook, Dumplings, Mediterranean: The Ultimate Cookbook, On Board, and Picture Perfect. Find out more at dbfoodphoto.com.
"This cookbook is difficult to use. There's no table of contents. The only way to find there are five recipes for clam chowder is to look in the index. Plus there are some possible errors in the recipe. Neither the New England nor Rhode Island clam chowder recipes call for salt pork or bacon, which every other recipe for these soup include. Also the recipe for French onion soup calls for four onions, one cut in half and the rest thinly sliced. The first step calls for the onion halves to be charred over an open flame. These onions are never mentioned again. This book is not aimed at the average cook who wants to make something for supper. It's aimed at chefs and caterers making gourmet meals. The average cook is not going to hand-make saltines to serve with a chowder. Nor are many ingredients available to most shoppers (I'll nip right out for fresh hearts of palm and lemon grass at Stop 'n Shop). Also while there are some beautiful photographs of soups in this book, none of them are labeled. This book is obviously a work of love from the author. But a bit more effort, like a table of contents, is needed for this book to be usable."
— Peter (3/5)
Excellent Resource
"My mother has has this book for a while and I've enjoyed reading the content and trying some of the recipes. My daughter was the recipient of this copy and has already taken over our menu with a couple of soups per week. Knowing Derek is also a photographer, he definitely adds to the visual appeal of the dishes. Would highly recommend."
— Ryan S. (5/5)
Great variety of easy to
"Great variety of easy to make recipes. The ingredient list is easy to see where it's clearly listed. Great ideas in this book that exceeds the normal recipes and takes it up a notch."
— John M. (5/5)
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