JENNIFER JOHNSON: NEW LUNCH COUNTER INSIDE SANFORD AND SON >>>

Infinite Soups’ new satellite location opened last Monday in Sanford and Son’s Commerce Street floor level. Ten or so rotating soups are offered at the lunch counter, scents mingling in the marble floored dining area.

Heavenly.

My query of “What’s the Roman artichoke like?” was answered swiftly by Laura Adams’ friendly, easy smile and outstretched soup sample. How is such a simple vegetarian soup, containing only soft curled tortellini and hefty chunks of tender artichoke heart swimming in seasoned buttery cream, so complex in flavor?

Similarly, coconut milk adds depth to Jamaican Black Bean and Rice, an otherwise standard vegan soup.

That’s the magic of Infinite Soups â€" turning varied ingredients into delicious, belly-warming creations.

Try breads and cookies from Corina Bakery, too.

Infinite Soups Sanford and Son location is open Monday through Friday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Cash or check only. NO CREDIT CARDS.

[Infinite Soups Lunch Counter at Sanford & Son, 744 Commerce, Tacoma]