For the second straight year, Thai Bloom garnered the popular vote for the tastiest soup at the Fourth Annual Soup’s On fundraiser hosted by the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon and the City of Beaverton. The restaurant featured its Kao Soy Noodle soup and triumphed over 21 other entrants. Proceeds benefitted The Oregon Food Bank (OFB).

This year’s event was held at the Valley Catholic High School Athletic Center. Despite the festive atmosphere in which area residents sampled soups, desserts, wine, and coffee donated by local businesses, OFB CEO Susannah Morgan reminded the audience of the grim reality of food insecurity in Oregon. Through a statewide network of hunger-relief agencies, OFB provides emergency food boxes to 270,000 people per month. Of those, 92,000 are children.

“We accept this award with gratitude for our supporters and deep appreciation for the Oregon Food Bank’s lifesaving work,” said Walter Bowers, general Manager of Thai Bloom. “We look forward to returning next year.”