soup of the day

It’s February 2, and Chili con Carne is on the menu. When you’re hungry for ideas, and ready to embrace the present, you’ll appreciate this first title in our exciting new cookbook series from Williams-Sonoma: Soup of the Day, which debuts this week in a bookstore near you.

Cleverly and colorfully organized by calendar month, and packed with daily inspiration, here you can find the perfect recipe to match each season’s ingredients, weather, and sensibility. From a one-pot meal that feeds the whole family to an elegant first-course soup fit for a dinner party, the book features 365 ideas to satisfy any craving. Notes accompanying each recipe offer suggestions for ingredient variations, garnishes, and helpful cooking and serving tips, guiding you to a delicious result every time.

The arresting photographs, beautifully shot by San Francisco–based photographer Erin Kunkel and styled by the talented Robyn Valarik, will inspire you to create a new soup every day of the year.

With her boundless energy and unbridled enthusiasm, author Kate McMillan flooded her friends and neighbors with the steady stream of soups that came out of her kitchen while developing the recipes for this book. Kate is chef and owner of an eponymous catering company and an instructor at Tante Marie’s Cooking School in San Francisco.

Be on the lookout for Salad of the Day, coming in April, and you can begin to build a collection of delicious, reliable recipes you’ll return to all year round—and celebrate every day.