New York Magazine

A heartwarming soup for Passover or any night of the year.

The chef prefers to cook home-style food with a few seriously gourmet twists, like this classic enlivened with a dash of Aleppo pepper.

The inexpensive vegetable makes a hearty soup.

What chefs cook for their friends and family tends to be flavorful yet unfussy.

Despite their frightful, wormy looks, crosnes are prized by chefs for their nutty sunchokelike flavor and crunchy radishy texture.

There are few things more refreshing than sweet, juicy watermelon and cool, crunchy cucumber.

The addition of cucumber brightens this classically rich cold potato soup.

Dan Barber's rich, anise-flavored fennel soup.

Two 1 1⁄2-pound lobsters also go into this delicious Asian-inspired shellfish stew.

David and Laura Shea make Mom’s versions—only better.

Garlicky mussels get added to a mixture of roasted peppers, crushed tomatoes, and more garlic.

Combine this traditional recipe for matzo balls with the perfect chicken soup.

Fresh organic ingredients elevate this cauliflower soup to a completely new level.

When produce starts to flood the farmers' markets and it gets too hot to turn on the oven, it's the perfect time to try your own hand at raw dining.

Greek seafood stew melds onions, tomatoes, potatoes, and a touch of fresh dill.

Chicken lightens up a traditional hominy stew with pork and chile.

Chopped tomatoes, jalapeno, and nicoise olives make an aromatic sauce for sauteed salt cod.

Chunks of semolina frittata are added to a rich broth made with beef shank and a whole chicken.

A lemongrass-coconut-milk broth enriches this shrimp dish making it an exotic yet ideal winter soup.

What the chef is aiming for is a bright and tangy potage with a soft, creamy foundation—a vibrantly sour, deeply rich dose of spring.

Whipped tofu gives an Asian spin to this creamy fall soup.

Start a feast with a creamy, nutty sunchoke soup (a gourmet twist on squash soup), garnished with all-American country ham.

Savor succulent shrimp, sweet scallops, fresh mussels, and tender monkfish in this garlicky, tomato-based stew.

The secret ingredients in this chili con carne are dark-roast coffee and bittersweet chocolate.

Three ham hocks, chicken broth, and creamy beans make for a hearty soup worth savoring.