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 →
Please join me in celebrating the count down to the launch of Seltzertopia (this October, but available now on pre-order at Amazon) by enjoying and sharing this new music video, exploring one girl’s love for the fizzy. If the video above leaves you motivated, please share with friends and family.Read More →
I have always wanted to produce a video to share the upcoming release of Seltzertopia with the world. I had no idea what form the music would take, or how I’d actually make it, but I always wanted to put something out this summer. Then, last Winter, lyrics began toRead More →
Do you frequent GoodReads? I just started promoting Seltzertopia there. I’ll be using it as an additional venue for connecting with readers, running promotional give-aways, answering readers questions, linking to the books that informed my own, and more. If you are a member of GoodReads, please consider going here toRead More →
I have spent the past month creating both a music video and theme song to promote Seltzertopia, my new book on seltzer (available for pre-order now on Amazon). I would love your opinion on which of the six approaches works the best. I will then make and share a fullRead More →
Vena’s Fizz House opened in Portland, Maine, in the summer of 2013 as a non-alcholic seltzer-based bar. It was named after the owner’s great-grandmother, a member of the Maine Women’s Christian Temperance Movement back in the 1920s, who was “committed to curtailing the liquid sins of the day.” Although Vena’sRead More →
Vena’s Fizz House opened in Portland, Maine, in the summer of 2013 as a non-alcholic seltzer-based bar. It was named after the owner’s great-grandmother, a member of the Maine Women’s Christian Temperance Movement back in the 1920s, who was “committed to curtailing the liquid sins of the day.” Although Vena’sRead More →
My favorite egg cream by far comes from Brooklyn Farmacy, a new old-style soda fountain in a beautifully restored 1920s pharmacy in Carroll Gardens, Brooklyn. Their 2014 recipe book The Soda Fountain details how you can make your own coffee, maple, blueberry, or orange egg cream. But, for my money,Read More →
In the mid-1980s, Sam Edelmann of the Pittsburgh Seltzer Works put out a small brochure of seltzer drink recipes for his customers. It included classic seltzer recipes drawn from 19th century soda fountain manuals, including this one of my favorites! CLASSIC LIME RICKEY Put ten ounces of seltzer in aRead More →
In the mid-1980s, Sam Edelmann of the Pittsburgh Seltzer Works put out a small brochure of seltzer drink recipes for his customers. It included classic seltzer recipes drawn from 19th century soda fountain manuals, including this cool drink. Very Berry Ade Put one ounce of raspberry or strawberry syrup inRead More →