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Paradise Pub soup contest supports food programs for needy
Check presentation attendees are (l-r) Debbie Mazyck, Diana Dietz and Teri Lowenger, soup kitchen volunteers; Bryan Sears, Paradise Companies director of operations; Shane Knick, soup kitchen volunteer; Anna Gravett, Paradise Companies marketing director; Kasche Maddox and Robin Brown, soup kitchen volunteers; BA Racine-Kerezsi, Skeeter Strong Foundation and Paradise Companies events director; Britanie Farren, Skeeter Strong Foundation member; Doreen Mattingly, soup kitchen volunteer; and Pastor Daniel Myers, Long Neck Methodist Church. SUBMITTED PHOTOS
February 28, 2026
Paradise Pub hosted its fifth annual Soup Competition Jan. 24. Restaurants from all over competed to win bragging rights for the best soup of 2026.
The winning soup was a brisket French onion created by Chef Ashley Paulson of Holly Lake Grill.
Together with Paradise Companies and Skeeter Strong Foundation, Paradise Pub donated $4,000 to support the Long Neck Methodist Church Soup Kitchen and Mobile Food Pantry. The soup kitchen is open from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mondays, and anyone is welcome to come in for a meal of hot soup and or sandwich. The mobile food pantry is every first Thursday of the month, and the next food distribution is set for March 5. Anyone in need may contact Teri Lowinger at 302-945-5263.
Celebrating the winner of the 2026 Paradise Pub Soup Competition are (l-r) BA Racine-Kerezsi, Paradise Companies events director; Bryan Sears, Paradise Companies director of operations; Robin Brown, Long Neck Methodist soup kitchen volunteer; Al Tortella, Paradise Companies owner; Ashley Paulson, winning chef, Holly Lake Grill; and Hannah Scarborough and Nicole Addis, Holly Lake employees.
