Soup and Bread

A community meal project based in Chicago

Soup & Bread 2025, and more

Whew! We had a hectic summer over at Soup & Bread. We took our spinoff project, the pop-up sewing bee we call Soup & Thread, all over the city, staging free community sewing events in […]

Nov, 05 · in Event Schedule

The Biggest Object Nobody Asked For

Hello! Just a quick note from us at Soup & Thread to say … did you see us on Colbert this week?!?! We know: WHAT? But in the August 15 “Community Calendar” segment of the […]

Aug, 19 · in Uncategorized

Soup & Thread This Summer

At last: it’s the summer schedule for Soup & Thread! It took a while to get sorted, but we’re thrilled to announce that Soup & Thread is hitting the great outdoors this summer as part of […]

May, 13

Soup & Bread & Thread & Stories

It’s almost April and that means it’s almost the end of the Soup & Bread season for 2024. I feel as though it barely just started, a sentiment that’s supported by the relative lack of digital […]

Mar, 23

Upcoming events — and more!

I’ve been terrible at keeping things updated here; its been a busy month. But I can report that, based on the turnout at Soup & Bread on February 7, we are BACK. With eight amazing […]

Mar, 01

Next Soup & Thread is February 17!

We hosted our first Soup & Thread community sewing bee on January 27 at the Hideout, and were blown away by the response. Forty or so talented participants brought their skills and creativity to the […]

Feb, 04

Recap: Soup & Bread January 3!

When we brought Soup & Bread back after the pandemic as a monthly, rather than weekly, happening, I wondered if we’d done the right thing. People were (rightly) still covid-wary. It seemed like maybe the moment […]

Jan, 07

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