— The Feast · Guide to Chicago · created almost 2 years ago
Everyone loves a tasty paradox, jumbo shrimp being just one example. Summer soups also sound like an oxymoron, but just because you're languishing without air conditioning doesn't mean a soup isn't the perfect dinner choice. Enter gazpachos, vichyssoises, and other chilled varieties that not only cool you down, but feature the best of summer produce as well.
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Spot All items to earn this badge.How to improve on fresh summer tomato gazpacho with cucumber? Add huge chunks of lobster. Coupled with the faux fish shack atmosphere, this is summer in a cup.
On a menu that highlights beer, duck fat fries, and other bar food, you'd be tempted to overlook the cucumber and melon gazpacho with pickled shallots and jalapeno. Don't.
It's not the most shareable dish on the menu, but if you're going to spend the rest of the meal snacking on grilled meats and cheeses, best to start off with a bowl of the gazpacho Andaluz.
Boka's patio is the perfect spot to enjoy the complex Galia melon soup, an intriguing combination of spicy cucumber, mango, green almonds, hibiscus and Serrano ham.
The chilled spring pea soup with bacon-cured hamachi, eucalyptus, and crisp yogurt is a fresh incorporation of protein into a refreshing, ultra-light appetizer.
