For the third straight year, Thai Bloom participated in the annual Soups On co-sponsored by the City of Beaverton and the Sisters of St. Mary’s of Oregon. The event gathers area residents to taste ladle-full samples of soups prepared by local restaurants. This year’s entrants also included the Beaverton Police Department, Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue, and the Maryville Nursing Home.

Thai Bloom was honored with the 2015 Judge’s Choice Award. We featured our Tom Yum soup made with chicken, mushrooms, cherry tomatoes, lemongrass, kaffir lime leaf, fried shallots, and a fresh cilantro topping.

This year’s gathering raised $17,500 to fight hunger. The event has drawn $48,000 to the cause over the past 4 years.