The real-life Soup Nazi Al Yeganeh will finally open his new store next week at the Eaton Centre. The grouchy soup salesman made the announcement last April, via a group of Canadian business men, and will attempt to expand to 100 franchises over the next five years. Probably a wise decision, the purveyor of gourmet soups is careful not to mention the word 'nazi': The Original SoupMan (TM) will celebrate the long anticipated grand opening......

An Ottawa businessman (and masochist?) has signed on to be the sole Canadian distributor of the Soup Nazi's soup. Al Yeganeh, the finicky brothmaster, made popular on Seinfeld, is getting ready to kiosk the world's malls with his brand of soup and sass. Why Canada? Says the CEO, "the Canadian weather is conducive to year-round soup consumption and the people there are health-conscious trend-setters and taste-makers." Taste-makers who deserve quality fast-food soup! But how is......