soup du jour
Today's bowl offering
Soup du jour is the soup of the day—the specific soup a restaurant happens to be serving on a given day, as opposed to permanent menu items.
The French phrase appears on American menus without translation.
Figuratively, it describes whatever is currently fashionable or in vogue: Mindfulness is the management philosophy du jour.
Clear simmered meat liquid
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- consomméClarified, concentrated stock
- minestroneItalian vegetable soup
- gazpachoCold raw vegetable soup
potage · vichyssoise · bouillabaisse · gumbo · borscht · pho · ramen · miso
Unlike the ordinary
- dailyPer diem, repeated
- featuredProminently displayed or included
- houseResidential building
- chef'sBelonging to a cook
seasonal · rotating · today's · signature · prix fixe · à la carte · entrée · appetizer
Currently in style
- currentDirected flow of charge
- popularWidely admired by many
- latestMost recently arrived
- flavor of the monthPassing popular preference
buzzworthy · happening · now · must-try
broth
Clear simmered meat liquid
- bisqueCreamy seafood soup
- consomméClarified, concentrated stock
- minestroneItalian vegetable soup
gazpacho · potage · vichyssoise · bouillabaisse · gumbo · borscht · pho · ramen · miso · tom yum
special
Unlike the ordinary
chef's · seasonal · rotating · today's · signature · prix fixe · à la carte · entrée · appetizer · course
fashionable
Currently in style
flavor of the month · buzzworthy · happening · now · must-try
- French Loanwordsa la carte, ballet, a la mode, au revoir, bon appetit
- diner lingoAdam and Eve, eighty-six, 86, cup of joe, moo juice
- restaurant lingoeighty-six, in the weeds, on the fly, all day, heard
soup du jourstandard fare
Typical expected offering
signature dish · mainstay · staple · classic · standing order
soup du jourevergreen
Retains foliage year-round
mainstay · tried and true · constant · staple · institution