soup kitchen
noun
: an establishment dispensing minimum dietary essentials (such as soup and bread) to the needy
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When the production of a play upstairs meant leftover food, a crew member brought it down to the soup kitchen.
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 July 2025
Beneficiaries have included many Lake County recipients including a Waukegan soup kitchen and the St. Joseph Food Pantry at 112 N. Milwaukee Ave.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
But Getty believes that the soup kitchen's rising number of visitors is an indication of increasing homelessness and food insecurity in Cincinnati.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Enfield Loaves & Fishes soup kitchen will honor the memory of Pattie Wu-Murad, the Storrs woman who went missing while hiking in Japan in 2023, by naming its dining hall after her.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
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Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 23 July 2025
Beneficiaries have included many Lake County recipients including a Waukegan soup kitchen and the St. Joseph Food Pantry at 112 N. Milwaukee Ave.
—Karie Angell Luc, Chicago Tribune, 14 July 2025
But Getty believes that the soup kitchen's rising number of visitors is an indication of increasing homelessness and food insecurity in Cincinnati.
—Elizabeth B. Kim, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
The Enfield Loaves & Fishes soup kitchen will honor the memory of Pattie Wu-Murad, the Storrs woman who went missing while hiking in Japan in 2023, by naming its dining hall after her.
—Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 23 June 2025
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“Soup kitchen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soup%20kitchen. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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