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I was thrilled when CBS News reported live from the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum and took a moment to highlight my book, described so beautifully my Kenny Gomberg (who is in it).Read More →

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Smithsonian is a magazine covering science, history, art, popular culture and innovation. They recently published an extensive article on seltzer, covering both the factory where we are located–“Their seltzer is the punk band of effervescence”–and, of course, the Brookyn Seltzer Museum.  You can read the entire, excellent article from LizaRead More →

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BoroPark24 recently published a piece on seltzer and the labor history in their neighborhood. Below is a piece: Seltzer was once the beverage of choice for Boro Parkers of yesteryear, and many can recall the Seltzer truck that you used to make the rounds delivering seltzer in glass bottles.  ToRead More →

Two egg creams in glasses

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Check out Rachel Ringler‘s new article in the Nosher, below or in the original. What Is an Egg Cream and Why Is It So Jewish? And, more importantly, is it delicious? An egg cream was my father’s kitchen claim to fame. He assembled them with great flourish — Fox’s U-BetRead More →

Canned cocktail ad

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Seltzertopia was extensively quoted in a recent article in Smithsonian Magazine. Entitled, “The Intoxicating History of the Canned Cocktail,” it focuses on how “since the 1890s, the premade cocktail has flip-flopped from novelty item to kitschy commodity—but the pandemic has sales surging.” The journalist, Liza Weisstuch, focused on one ofRead More →

Shtreimels in Supermarket

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In March I was contacted by a reporter, Yitzchok Shteirman, who writes within the Jewish Orthodox press. I know this community loves seltzer, and has a strong affinity for it, so I’ve been surprised that they hadn’t discovered the book until now. Speaking with Yitzchok was a delight, as wasRead More →

wall of siphons

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My local paper, the Queens Chronicle, published an interview with me this week in an article promoting Seltzertopia. …for author Barry Joseph of Forest Hills, genuine seltzer delivered to your door —not the stuff in the supermarket soda aisle — has become something of a passion that he chronicles inRead More →