Author and blogger Deborah Kalb posts Q&A’s with authors on her site. Her Q&A with me just went live. Please check it out! Q: You note that you were approached to write a book about seltzer after having written an article for The Forward about it. What initially inspired youRead More →
The rabbi at Congregation Beth El blew us all away yesterday in our blind flavored-seltzer tasting at SeltzertopiaLive! I thought he was kidding when he said if he lost he’d return his ordination certificate. He was down to play! Three congregants took him on, trying to guess five flavors. IRead More →
As we approach the one year anniversary of the publication of Seltzertopia, I am excited to share with you some upcoming dates and locations for where you can see me present live. If you have yet to see my show, please come on out! I offer a very lively –Read More →
The Nosher’s Eric Ginsburg recently wrote a lovely piece, largely focused on the Brooklyn Seltzer Boys, profiled in Seltzertopia, entitled, “Seltzer is Having a Moment: How an old-school favorite became a multibillion-dollar industry.” I was happy to provide seltzer background on the piece, and add commentary on Alex Gomberg’s amazingRead More →
The news site Vox published an article “How we stopped counting calories and learned to love Spindrift: This popular seltzer has a few calories. It says a lot about how we think about health today.” Written by Rachel Sugar, the long-form piece has a section, “The Great Seltzer Resurgence,” thatRead More →
Maya Kroth penned this lovely long-form piece on seltzer (a 9 minute read, it promises at the start) in their Elemental section: A Brief History of Seltzer Booms in America. It is largely a summation of the history section of Seltzertopia, and well done. Most articles feature a photo ofRead More →
I’m so excited CBS Sunday Morning News re-aired this morning this seltzer piece from last November. Yes, I was delighted they tackled the topic late fall, but it makes SO much sense to re-air it to reinforce our Summer of Seltzer. So, new CBS viewers clicking here for the firstRead More →
Last night was an amazing night taking SeltzertopiaLive! to Great Barrington, in the western-Massachusetts wonderland otherwise known as the Berkshires. Kicking off their Jewish Book festival, it was a pure delight being welcomed by this amazing community and enjoying not just their after-event egg creams but drinking seltzer miraculously providedRead More →
This past Tuesday I was presenting back in my hometown of Forest Hills, NY. My neighbor Doria arranged for me to speak to the Sisterhood at the Forest Hills Jewish Center, the local Conservative Synagogue where my daughter went to pre-school oh so many year ago. It was fun toRead More →
The Columbus Historical Society’s monthly newsletter included a nice write-up of my recent talk. Check it out below.Read More →