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March 09, 2010
New Seltzer Documentary!
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 a visit. I still hope to do so for the book. Until then I hope to figure out how to watch this short.
Maybe the director, Jessica Edwards, will tell me if and how I can share it here.
Thanks to Dan Friedman, Arts and Culture Editor, The Forward, for letting me know. (More on Dan in the future and his unexpected seltzer connections...)
[Update: 3/11/010]
I just heard from the director! Details below:
- Hi Barry!
Thanks so much for getting in touch! I saw your blog when I was researching
the film.
Seltzer Works is playing several film festivals this spring including one in Texas on Saturday at SXSW. Its our world premiere! I was looking for a bottler down there to get some seltzer for our party, but no luck!
Look forward to your book! And keep me posted on how its going!
Jessica
If you want me to see if Jessica can share some of the film with us here, please let me know!
Posted by Barry Joseph, The Effervescent Jew (bjoseph) at 09:55 PM | Comments (0)
January 07, 2010
The Strangest Seltzer Add Ever
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 PSA for it as well! Check it out below.
Still haven't had enough? Check out their facebook group.
Posted by Barry Joseph, The Effervescent Jew (bjoseph) at 11:01 AM | Comments (0)
Video Review by The Soda Jerks of Seltzermaker
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 it off but it looks like the guys at The Soda Jerks beat me to the punch. Here's their video:
Posted by Barry Joseph, The Effervescent Jew (bjoseph) at 10:57 AM | Comments (0)
January 04, 2010
Egg Cream Zodiac?
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 buy the Egg Cream t-shirt here. It states that those born in the Year of the Egg Cream are as follows: "You've got a devious personality since you're made with neither eggs nor cream. Friends find your pranks refreshing; others think you’re too frothy. Compatible with Blintz, who also has something to hide." And of course the shirt comes in one color: Chocolate (my wife, who prefers vanilla egg creams, might have something to say about that).
Personally, I am the Year of the Chopped Liver. You can check out the whole Jewish Zodiac at www.jewzo.com.
Posted by Barry Joseph, The Effervescent Jew (bjoseph) at 04:49 PM | Comments (0)
October 08, 2009
Seltzer man back in business!
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 in Gravesend, sending him to the hospital with multiple fractures and lacerations, and depriving his faithful flock of several hundred steady customers of seltzer.
Continue reading "Seltzer man back in business!"
Posted by Barry Joseph, The Effervescent Jew (bjoseph) at 10:13 PM | Comments (0)
July 15, 2005
People Who Helped Me Research Niederselters, Germany
Researching a topic as vague as seltzer has proven challenging enough. But needing to research a town in a foreign country, in a language I don't speak, could have been impossible... if not for these amazing people.
Continue reading "People Who Helped Me Research Niederselters, Germany"
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Seltzercast 04: A German Lumberjack Sent Me a Package
A German lumberjack sent me a package. What's in it? What does a German lumberjack have to do with seltzer. Listen to the fouth podcast and find out.Continue reading "Seltzercast 04: A German Lumberjack Sent Me a Package"
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