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This past September, the official Sesame Street channel posted this video, in which Snuffy and Gordon want a “Mr. Hooper Egg Cream.”Read More →

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First opened in 1897, Jahn’s (pronounced John’s, was an old-fashioned ice cream parlor and restaurant with locations in the New York City area and Miami-Dade County, Florida, and was famous for its huge Kitchen Sink Sundae. They used to be all over the city. Now the last one, in JacksonRead More →

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Farmacy is a remarkable Soda Fountain in Brooklyn. When the weather gets warm, I drive through the borough just for the egg cream. And I mean, come on – look at that beauty! Who can resist?Read More →

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Mel Stuart, the director of the original Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, made this video for a TV show which was never to be. This segment takes us into the home of Richie Strell, the seltzer siphon king. Although this show was never produced, Richie has a copy andRead More →

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This week I wrote a piece for the Forward’s blog about the debate over the best way to make an egg cream. I interviewed a few egg cream “experts” then opened it up to their readers. It was a lot of fun to put together, and even more fun toRead More →

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Lofty Persuits, a florida-based soda fountain, has an amazing menu, offering as much food to buy as history that satisfies. You can view all of it here. Even more remarkable is page 5, what the New York Times has described as “an extraordinary taxonomy of fountain drinks, color-coded according toRead More →