"When I first moved to town, the Grape had been a Dallas dining icon for nearly 50 years. It was one of the first “fancy” restaurants I ever visited. Unfortunately, it closed in 2019, but my memories of the cozy neighborhood French bistro are eternally fond, and its iconic cream of mushroom soup recipe lives on in my kitchen. I have since adjusted the recipe’s quantities and proportions to suit my own tastes and limited freezer space, but this is a soup worthy of making a giant batch. It’s exquisitely creamy, full of rich mushroom flavor, and perfect for dunking crackers or batons of bread into on a chilly fall day." - Kat Thompson