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Soup, the original comfort food, is a thousand-year-old fare with universal appeal. Now Mary Chamberlin brings you the authentic tastes of regional soups in easy-to-follow recipes that will fill your kitchen with the flavors, aromas and sensuous colors of distant lands . . . from the Caribbean, Italy, Greece, France, Sweden, China . . . and beyond. From sumptuous to spicy to spectacular, Mary’s recipes have been gathered from cozy cafés, busy bistros, 3-star restaurants – and even the home kitchens of renowned chefs. The Traveling Soup Pot brings adventure, romance and the touch of a passionate gourmand to your everyday meals.

Mary has created what she calls her “Happy Recipes” for your delight, in the same way she serves her wonderful soups – with love.

 166 pages • $35.00

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Customer Reviews

• I will never forget having dinner at renowned chef Mary Chamberlin’s house in Carmel in 2009. A friend had invited me to see Julie & Julia, the comedy-drama movie about Julie Child, and then to a Julia Child-themed dinner in Chamberlin’s spacious abode. Not only did Chamberlin make the best French onion soup I have ever eaten, but she prepared enough for around 100 people. Her “dream kitchen,” as she calls it, was featured in Better Homes and Gardens magazine, so guests who didn’t fit into the dining room and elsewhere were very happy to eat in the place where she prepares her culinary wonders. The cookbook is a journey through many lands—with soup recipes from close to 20 countries. A foreword by Michel Escoffier, great-grandson to perhaps the world’s most innovative chef, Auguste Escoffier, highly recommends Chamberlin’s book—and that says plenty right there. (By Storrs Winery in the Santa Cruz Good Times Weekly on June 26, 2013
• The Traveling Soup Pot is a master’s collection of delectable international soup recipes inspired and influenced by Chef Mary Chamberlin, along with her husband, Captain Roy Chamberlin and the legendary Michel Escoffier, descendant of Auguste Escoffier, also known as “the King of Chefs and the Chef of Kings.” Here are over 100 imaginative soup recipes from global sources, arranged by area of origin. We have Mock Bird’s nest Soup from China, Alan Wong’s Red & Yellow Tomato Soup from Hawaii, Chicken Mulligatawny Soup from India, Portuguese Fish Stew, Swedish Soup with Dumplings, Lobster Bisque and Crabmeat & Brie Soup from France, Chilled Vichyssoise from England, Irish Stew, Leek & Potato Soup from Wales, chilled soups, Island soups, Mexicali Tortilla Soup, and finally Clam Chowder New California style, and many more from the American continent and others of hybrid or mixed origins. Recipes are divided into chapters based on origin, or type, such as chilled soups. An interesting 10th chapter offers “From Hobo to Must Go Soups,” a combination of upscale versions of Hobo Stew, Mulligan Stew, and leftover miracle worker soup. Standard measurements and clear, step by step instructions make these fabulous soups accessible to all. A bit of culinary history is woven into each recipe, fascinating details that make the experience of offering of The Traveling Soup Pot all the more savory. Here indeed are fabulous gourmet and comfort food classic soups for every taste and budget. This edition is also spectacularly presented, with a special illustration of a Ford Tri-Motor airplane from the Roaring 20’s on the cover, carrying a wandering, giant covered soup pot! Colored photos also decorate the chapters and further inspire the gourmet soup chef, amateur or not. (By the Wisconsin Bookwatch, May 2013)