This popular Wichita soup and chili feed, absent since before COVID, returns this weekend
The popular Empty Bowls fundraiser — a chili and soup feed where attendees get to keep their hand-made bowls — has been absent from the Wichita calendar since before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020.
But the event is making its big comeback this weekend and is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Wichita State University’s Woolsey Hall.
Attendees will get to choose from hundreds of ceramic bowls made by local individuals and organizations, and they get to keep the bowls when they leave. While at the event, they can use their bowls to sample the various chili and soups made by 25 to 30 local restaurants, including Bella Vita Bistro, Twelve, Tanya’s Soup Kitchen, Doo-Dah Diner, Chicken N Pickle and Nourish ICT. The restaurants have promised to bring tempting creations like white chicken chili, corn chowder, minestrone soup, Texas-style chili and braised short rib and roasted pumpkin stew. Vegetarian and vegan options will be available.
A jury of judges that includes Wichita State University president Rick Muma and several local chefs will choose the best soup or chili. All proceeds will go to the Kansas Food Bank.
Tickets are $25, $10 for students at the door. For more information, visit Empty Bowls Wichita on Facebook.
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