re: Panera Seafood Bisque Recipe

I too was astonished when I tasted this soup! I am a personal chef and one of my passions is that of "heirloom cooking"...researching and developing family recipes that have never been written down, or lost, AND re-creating recipes of foods that I have tasted in restaurants, etc. The Panera Seafood Bisque is one I am currently working on! All of the soups in the chain restaurants indeed come frozen and the staff merely opens the bag and pours it on the heat. They probably would not have any idea what is in it, unless there is an ingredient tag on the bag. Also, a lot of these recipes are "formulas" created by their cheffing staff and are proprietary. What I am certain of is that it has some basic components that are part of almost every cream soup. Finding the right combination of other ingredients is where my experiments are at this point. I will post my version of it as soon as I am satisfied with it!