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 →
Yesterday I was at the Future of StoryTelling festival, which, among fantastic virtual reality experiences and interactive theater, offered roaming creative acts. Which is how I found myself at the POEMS To Order station, ordering a seltzer-themed poem. Sitting in the field, on this unusually mid-70s warm October day, itRead More →
Remember These Days, by Frederic Menou, Galen Clarke, and Marian Liu, promoted on MSN.com, is a new and fantastic video on Walter Backerman, one of the most famous active seltzermen. This is probably the best seltzer videos I have seen. For Walter Backerman, seltzer is more than a drink. ItRead More →
H. Fox and Company was founded in 1900 and is best known for their U-bet chocolate syrup, known as an essential ingredient in any egg cream. Kelly Fox, who now runs H. Fox and Company with his dad (it was founded by his great-grandfather), recounts his fondest memory growing upRead More →
Brianna Snyder interviewed me for a fun article on seltzer in the Hartford Advocate. Full article below the fold:Read More →
Here is a hilarious email I received from the woman who recorded the title track to my podcast, Heltzer Seltzer, about her Aunt and Uncle in Phili.Read More →
Frank in Queens mailed me this wonderful piece of Jewish cultural history from 1981 – the cartoon book Up From Seltzer: A Handy Guide to 4 Jewish Generations.Read More →
Sexy seltzer? Who would have thunk it. Well, I learned more than I expected from the following Israeli email I just received.Read More →
I was up late last night, a little TOO late, completing the edits to my first podcast for GiveMeSeltzer.com. I’ve been involved in web design for over ten years now and I have to say I haven’t felt anything like this since I launched that first web site back inRead More →