Soup Season

It’s soup season on Signature Dish! First, Seth heads to Shilling Canning Company in the Navy Yard to sample their mid-Atlantic spin on the classic French Onion soup. The flavor-packed Khao Soi with soft shell crab is ladled out at Kiin Imm Thai in Vienna, VA. Finally, Seth visits the Roof Terrace Restaurant at the Kennedy Center for a bowl of their signature JFK Chowder.

Host Seth Tillman heads to the Kennedy Center, where Chef Marguerite Bottorf at the Kennedy Center’s ROOF TERRACE RESTAURANT presents an elevated take on JFK’s favorite chowder. The dish begins by rendering Nueske’s bacon for a smoky depth, followed by sweating a “Mirepoix Plus” of onions, carrots, leeks, celery, fennel, and potatoes.

Host Seth Tillman heads to SHILLING CANNING COMPANY where Chef Reid Shilling presents an elevated take on French onion soup, focusing on flawless technique and high-quality ingredients. The dish starts with a sachet containing thyme, parsley, bay leaves, black peppercorns, and rinds from St. Malachi Reserve cheese, which is added to a rich beef jus made from a multi-day stock process.

Host Seth Tillman heads to KIIN IMM THAI in Vienna, Virginia to sample one of Thailand's most popular street foods: Khao Soi soup. Chef Sunthara Somnasri walks him through the process of preparing the Thai soup, emphasizing the need for fresh ingredients including good curry paste, galangals, kaffir lime, chilis and lemongrass.