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In the Colonial Room of the Drake Hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois, near Chicago, there’s a soup – not just any soup. Its price alone sets it apart. It costs around $1,900 to take part in the Bookbinder Soup experience. On this episode of “Something Offbeat” we have a reservation with Chef Colleen Garcia, director of curriculum and content development for the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, to learn more about big ticket menu items. Are they worth the hype, or the price? The answer is complicated.
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In the Colonial Room of the Drake Hotel in Oak Brook, Illinois, near Chicago, there’s a soup – not just any soup. Its price alone sets it apart. It costs around $1,900 to take part in the Bookbinder Soup experience. On this episode of “Something Offbeat” we have a reservation with Chef Colleen Garcia, director of curriculum and content development for the Auguste Escoffier School of Culinary Arts, to learn more about big ticket menu items. Are they worth the hype, or the price? The answer is complicated.

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