I received this wonderful email from Yam, in Israel, last week, who gave me permission to share with all of you: I live on a kibbutz founded in 1973, moved here in 1981. Visitors still ask, “Where’s the soda water?” [in the dining hall]. Apparently, kibbutzim and soda water wasRead More →
I previously wrote about discovering the Hungarian seltzer museum, and associated book. Below I will share some of my favorite images from the book and associated captions or descriptions. Austrian Postcard from end of the 19th century One of many examples of unusual siphon heads, the “soul of the siphon”Read More →
I am always amazed to discover anything new about seltzer – and each month I am surprised. Last month my surprise regarded a seltzer museum in Hungary, perhaps the world’s only seltzer museum. Here is some information I obtain by emailing someone who had posed these fantastic 360 degree photosRead More →
It’s a timeless debate: Is an Egg Cream chocolate soda with milk or chocolate milk with seltzer? That is, what is the proper order for making an egg cream? The begins of the egg cream have been lost to history. All that remains is current practice. So speak up andRead More →
After over 100 hundreds interviews that I did for my seltzer book, it finally hit me: let people online respond. I don’t know what took me so long but finally, at long last, here it is! The Supreme Seltzer Survey! http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/H8MKVGW It shouldn’t take more than a minute. Please respondRead More →
I am so excited to learn just now about a new documentary short focused on the amazing Gomberg Seltzer Works in Brooklyn, where all the seltzer delivery men go to get their siphons refilled. While I once worked a few blocks away in Canarsie, I never made it for aRead More →
As I have recently mentioned, there is a really gross ad in NYC encouraging people to drink seltzer and other healthy beverages by associating sugary drinks with fat, literally. The ad is a cup of fat. Yuck! As if that wasn’t strange enough, it turns out there’s a 30-second PSARead More →
As you know, this entire project began when I received a new kitchen appliance – the SodaClub (now SodaStream) home seltzer maker. Last week I decided, after five years, to update to the latest model. Seltzer has never tasted better. I was going to make a video to show itRead More →
Seth Front has created the The Jewish Zodiac, after a stint at a Chinese restaurant, with one featuring Egg Creams, as you can see below. Lots of fun! In case you are wondering, 2010 is the Year of the Schmear: “This year, don’t spread yourself too thin.” You can buyRead More →
Seltzer Man Returns, and the Fizz Flows Again in Brooklyn By Corey Kilgannon Ronny the Seltzer Man is back. The great seltzer drought of Brooklyn is over. Ronny Beberman, 62, one of the last seltzer deliverymen in the city, fell from his truck on Sept. 15 while making deliveries inRead More →