This “effervescent Jew” is delighted to introduce you to Madame Bubbles! From May 6th, 2010, in Jweekly.com, “Takin’ it to the streets: Jewish vendors add deli favorites to S.F. mobile food scene“: San Francisco’s Madame Bubbles was on her way to teach Hebrew school a few weeks ago when aRead More →
Seth Front, the creator of the Jewish Zodiac, recently penned this so-called Egg Cream Manifesto. It’s worth checking out.Read More →
A few weeks back I found online the great-grandchild, not a grown adult, of a figure I’ve spent many years researching and many months writing about. She very generously offered to read the draft of that section, and here’s what she had to say: Barry… thank you for sending meRead More →
This little tidbit from history was sent to me from Mark Dallmeyer, which I was able to track down: The first soda dispenser in New York City was an aged negro, Ben Austen, better known as “Old Ben,” who was born a slave on the plantation of a Mr. AustenRead More →
This is a video with a gentleman from Argentina about seltzer in his country. He HAPPENED to be a contractor in my house and I showed him a new Argentinian siphon being sold in the U.S. which also JUST HAPPENED to be bottle with the waters from his home town,Read More →
H. Fox and Company was founded in 1900 and is best known for their U-bet chocolate syrup, known as an essential ingredient in any egg cream. Kelly Fox, who now runs H. Fox and Company with his dad, answers the question many people have: who is the little girl picturedRead More →
This morning I met with the makers of U-bet chocolate syrup, Kelly Fox, who runs the 110 year old business with his dad, David Fox. He quite generously gave me his time and then gave me a tour of both the factory and the warehouse.Read More →
This past Monday I filmed Eli Miller, 78-year old seltzer man, reading from the children’s book starring him, created by a client. This was filmed right outside Gomberg’s Seltzer Works, where he gets his bottles filled. I didn’t ask him – he just did it and I grabbed my camera!Read More →
Eli Miller is 78 years old and has been delivering seltzer around New York City for 40 years. Today I had the honor of traveling with him on his route. A truly humbling, heart-warming, and moving experience. I look forward to posting some of the video and audio from theRead More →
I happened to be celebrating July 4th today with my family at Old Richmond Town, the historic preservation on Staten Island. I was surprised and delighted to find, within their museum, a history of seltzer bottling and beer brewing on the island, starting out with this exhibit below. And theyRead More →
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