This is a subscriber-only article. Join Entrepreneur+ today for access

Learn More

Already have an account?

Sign in

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

Jamie E. Taerbaum is a man for all seasons; he cools down thesummer and warms up the winter. It's easy to understand whypeople return to him time and again. Of course, it could be thefood. Taerbaum operates ICEBOX/SOUPBOX, a specialty restaurant inChicago that changes its menu along with the weather.

When the late spring heat envelops the city, customers line upfor ICEBOX's Icyfruit, an Italian-ice-like treat made fromfruit juice, sugar, water and chunks of fruit. Available in sixserving sizes and 20 flavors, including cantaloupe, coconut, lemonand strawberry, Icyfruit is a refreshing way to pass a hot summerafternoon.

Once autumn settles in with chilly temperatures, SOUPBOX servesup--what else?--soup. Of the 70 healthy and hearty soups offered, adozen are featured daily. Popular soup selections, which also comein six serving sizes, include broccoli cheese, chicken noodle,seafood gumbo and tomato florentine. Diners like to sop up the lastspoonfuls with the hunk of fresh bread that accompanies eachorder.