There’s a New “Little Shop of Soups” Opening in Downtown Providence
Thursday, June 08, 2023
Get ready, Providence — there is going to be more soup for you.
“Little Shop of Soups” is opening in one of the very unique — and very small — outside storefronts at the historic Arcade in the financial district of downtown, on the Westminster Street side of the building.
GoLocal caught up with Emily Medizza, who will be running the establishment full-time, along with the help of her father, Giulio Medizza.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“We’re just a local family business, and we love good, real food,” said Medizza, who at the age of 20, has already amassed years of industry experience, including working at The Lobster Pot in Bristol.
As for dad Giulio Medizza — he brings four decades of culinary expertise to the table.
About Family — And Soups
“The smell of minestrone fills Emily’s memories of childhood summers outside of Milan. So when her father Giulio suggested opening ‘The Little Shop of Soups,' Emily leaped to share the nostalgia of traditional Italian flavors with their vibrant Providence, Rhode Island community. The father-daughter duo began working on their soup shop in 2022,” according to their website.
“Giulio, an artisan chef from Italy, has over forty years of experience working internationally. From Tonga to St. Martin, the smallest corners of the world have had the pleasures of Giulio’s divine cooking. At 16 years old, Giulio seized the opportunity to start a life as a chef aboard a cruise ship departing from Venice, Italy. This adventure of culinary education and world travel shines through in Giulio’s cooking, providing expertise that benefits our taste buds. In addition, his global knowledge provides superb and unique cuisine! Giulio’s cooking has captured the hearts of many, including his wife Kimberley, who tasted his food in St. Martin and fell in love. She swept our world-traveling chef away to Rhode Island, where he, lucky for us, has settled.”
Emily Medizza told GoLocal she is excited — and ready — to take the helm of “Little Shop of Soups.”
“We will be starting off with three soups — a classic New England clam chowder, a chicken ‘not pie, and a vegan chipotle white bean,” said Emily Medizza, who noted that production is taking place at Hope & Main in Warren.
The soup flavors will rotate on a regular basis, she added.
“We’re hoping every three weeks to have a different seafood, poultry, and vegan options,” she said.
Providence's newest little soup shop is expected to open in the coming weeks -- follow them on Facebook here.
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