SBCH hosts 5th Annual Soup for Tots charity competition
Soup for Tots 1st place winner: Taste of Teton, potato bacon soup, on November 2.
By YVONNE WARJACK
Sho-Ban News
FORT HALL — Participants carried trays of tasting cups from table to table at the Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel Chiefs Event Center on Monday, November 2, sampling soups and casting ballots at the fifth annual Soup for Tots Charity Soup Competition.
Taste of Teton’s potato bacon soup took first place in the judged competition, while La Tropicana won the People’s Choice award. Hosted by the Shoshone-Bannock Casino Hotel, the event ran from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and brought local restaurants and community members together for a fundraiser. Guests could pay $10 per person or bring a toy or an item of winter clothing for admission. According to the event flyer, all proceeds and donated items will go to people in need.
Soup for Tots soup competition samples.
The tasting lineup ranged from chicken noodle soup and green posole to cheeseburger soup. Guests could sample entries from several tables before voting for their favorite, while a five-member panel scored the soups for the first, second and third-place awards.
The judges were 2026–2027 Miss Shoshone-Bannock Queen Tay’a Osborne, Kira Murillo of NDN Time Studios, Kevin Cao of Mandarin House, Ann Swanson of the Pocatello City Council and Amber Alder of KPVI.
People’s Choice Award: La Tropicana.
Two points separated each of the top three finishers. Taste of Teton scored 114 points for its potato bacon soup and received $500. Soup Mafia, A Street Soup Market, placed second with 112 points and received $300. Indigenous Supplies took third with 110 points for its posole and received $200. The three finishers also received plaques and wooden boards. La Tropicana’s People’s Choice award was decided by guest ballots, separate from the judges’ rankings. The competition also recognized the presentation of the tasting tables, with Mama Callows receiving the Best Table Display award.
