It’s too hot to even think about eating hot soup, and you can only enjoy so much gazpacho. Try this refreshing yogurt-based soup from the former Soviet Union for a change. It’s like a creamy, slurpable salad.

Yogurt shops have proliferated across D.C. in the last several years, though until last December, all of them were of the frozen variety. Last month, Yola opened up on Connecticut Avenue, just south of Dupont Circle. Not unlike many of the other yogurt places around town, they’ve got the toppings bar laden with fruit, muesli, agave nectar and coconut shavings. They have the all-lowercase logo, playful color scheme and the commitment to natural ingredients and sustainability, too. But instead of cups of fro-yo swirled high, they’re layering parfaits with regular yogurt.

Photo by: Carly & Art D.C. area Kimpton Hotels are giving away free Sweetgreen yogurt with one topping to the first 50 visitors to their properties. The giveaway is to celebrate 100 percent Green Seal certification at the Silver Level for Kimpton’s 50 hotels. The schedule is as follows: Virginia, Thursday, May 13 – Hotel Monaco Alexandria: 480 King Street, Alexandria: Thursday, 4:45 p.m. – Morrison House: 116 South Alfred Street, Alexandria: Thursday, 5:30…