Andrew and Emily Adams, Colleen Kohl, and Blake Murray (Photos: Michael Donahue)

Soup was on for the 36th time at Soup Sunday, which was held February 23rd at The Kent.

A total of 32 restaurant and catering vendors participated.

More than 500 people attended, which was a record in attendance since the event started being held at The Kent. The Youth Villages Soup Sunday has been held at The Kent four times. The event began at the old Captain Bilboโ€™s restaurant before moving to FedExForum.

Proceeds go to LifeSet, a program to help young people who are aging out of foster care.

โ€œWe had a great turnout at our 36th annual Soup Sunday, a fundraising event that has grown so much since we first started it in 1990,โ€ says Youth Villages CEO Patrick Lawler. โ€œIt was a huge success, raising more than $100,000 for the LifeSet program.โ€

You could say Soup Sunday has been โ€œsouped-up.โ€ 

Michael Donahue began his career in 1975 at the now-defunct Memphis Press-Scimitar and moved to The Commercial Appeal in 1984, where he wrote about food and dining, music, and covered social events until...