Nineteen area restaurants provided their best soup for “Soup for the City” Saturday evening at Todaro’s Party Center. Cathy Herston chaired the fundraiser for the Good Samaritan Hunger Center, which last year provided 22,000 meals for the hungry in Summit County.Four hundred guests enjoyed hors d’oeuvres while looking over silent auction items. Maria Peterson was looking for gifts for her daughter, while Linda Hart liked the wide variety of gift baskets. Also shopping were Tom and Lynn Metzger, Dick and Jeanne Bardovoas, Kris and Keith Crane, Diane Kozak, Kay Clark and Tom and Pat Mancino.Linda Bennett and Eileen Able admired the Artisan Bowls designed by Susan Yingling and her students at Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts. Thel Hileman and her daughter Lavonne Fawcett chose matching bowls from the collection.Mark Williamson was master of ceremonies and Kate Kleski of Little Black Dress Events designed the décor for the event. With a call of “Soup’s on,” everyone gathered to taste the soups. Ken Berkovitz and Eileen Goldman recommended the Florentine Clam Chowder, while Michael White liked the Cuban black bean soup.Tom and Barb Assad came from Strongsville to join Andy and Nanci Schlegel to sample soup at tables decorated with giant soup cans for centerpieces. Keith and Pam Malick, Shaomit Antopolski, Lindsay and Alan Frame, and Carrie Schneiring said they liked the variety of soups, with no duplications.After dinner, Nan Bartlett recognized Steve Marks for his work with the Good Samaritan Hunger Center, where he has volunteered since 1982. The center provides 1,500 meals every week.Brooke Ames of Kiko Auctioneers conducted the live auction. Tom Van Horne and Catherine Pomeroy won Cleveland Indians club seats, Brett and Liz Mangon had the winning bid for a wine cellar; Sean and Dana McIvor won the “99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall”; and Patty Picard will spend a day with the Summit County Sheriff’s Office in its new SWAT vehicle.As coffee and desserts were served, BrookLyn 232 provided music for dancing. The event is expected to raise more than $30,000 for the Good Samaritan Hunger Center.