This week, Jesse Bernstein of the Jewish Exponent (tagline: What it Means to be Jewish in Philadelphia) reviewed Seltzertopia this week, in “Seltzer History Bubbles with Details“. You can read the full review here or enjoy my loving swipes at it below. I am very appreciative of any publication thatRead More →
I had a lovely conversation with New York Magazine’s The Cut‘s Edith Zimmerman, who worked it into her seltzer opinion piece. Check out the full piece – Seltzer Is and Always Has Been Good – or read my contribution (and the piece’s conclusion) below: I asked seltzer historian Barry Joseph,Read More →
Seltzertopia exists because of the 1001 crazy stories that people told me I had to include in the book. Each one I had to track down. And none were harder to nail down – or more bizarre – than this one: Israel won their War of Independence with seltzer siphons.Read More →
So here I am, in my hotel room in Providence, RI, watching TV, having completed a local book reading last night, getting ready to fly to Fairfax, VA for tonight’s Seltzertopia Live! Then, as my bagel arrived from Food Service, here’s what I watched as I ate it (I haveRead More →
For over 100 years Booklist magazine has helped tens of thousands of librarians as a book review source. In their latest addition, they take on Seltzertopia! My favorite line is the last: After reading Joseph’s anecdotally detailed account, parched drinkers will have a hard time picking up a bottle ofRead More →
I am beyond thrilled that my first book review has come out! In a few weeks my decade-long project will be released to the world – but in advance book reviewers have access and it is, from them, that I will now get my first feedback beyond friends and family.Read More →
Yesterday, one of the biggest events this year in seltzer was announced: Pepsi will buy Sodastream, for $3.2 billion. The Washington Post called to get my opinion, part of which I’ll post below: “Americans have been drinking seltzer for over a century, but we’ve hit a tipping point,” said BarryRead More →
Alison Griswold published her scoop today on Quartz, “Amazon is getting ready to crush LaCroix” highlighting recent moves from Amazon’s new ownership of Whole Foods to enter the national “sparkling water” scene. I was delighted to hear from Alison, and asked to weigh in. Here’s an excerpt: … The dealRead More →
Boston Magazine’s new “The Plot to Destroy Your Favorite Seltzer” is fantastic long-form piece on seltzer today and the history of Spindrift, with some quotes from little-old-me.Read More →
Why is seltzer having a moment? And where did seltzer come from? These questions and more are addressed in this great new journalistic video about seltzer (and great NOT just because I am featured in it, and helped them with their history, graphs, and image/video research). It is presented withRead More →