Counter Intelligence: No Soup For You, At Least Until June

Minneapolis Star Tribune:

No soup for you, at least until June.

The famous “Soup Nazi” episode of the sitcom “Seinfeld” first aired almost 13 years ago, yet half of America can probably still correctly identify the source of the phrase “No soup for you.”

That’s the kind of recognition that franchisee Michael Barr has to be banking on as he plans to open a branch of the Original SoupMan in June on the skyway level of the Capella Tower in Minneapolis (225 S. 6th St., www.originalsoupman.com), across the street from Eddington’s (200 S. 6th St., www.eddingtons.com), downtown’s longtime soup source.

The chain serves the soups of Al Yeganeh, the New Yorker behind Yeganeh’s Soup Kitchen International and the inspiration for the “Seinfeld” Soup Nazi. The quick-service operation will offer a constantly changing line of soups — all served with a chunk of crusty baguette — along with sandwiches, salads and smoothies. Stop in early; Barr is conducting a contest in which the winner walks away with a free daily cup of soup, for life.