Category Archives: Drinks

New York Egg Cream Nirvana

Posted on February 25, 2012 by

OK sports fans and egg cream lovers, now is the time to stock up on  your Fox’s U-Bet Chocolate flavor syrup. In order to get the closest thing to egg cream flavor from back in the “old days”, before corn … Continue reading →

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The New York Egg Cream

Posted on October 2, 2011 by

New Yorkers, and especially Brooklynites,  do not take their egg creams lightly, nor for granted. I grew up in the 50′s and 60′s when egg creams were made and served in a candy store or a shop with fountain service. Legend has it, … Continue reading →

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Peaches and Wine

Posted on June 10, 2010 by

Barina We called her “Barina”.  She was a sweet, jolly woman about my grandmother’s age. When she came over to visit my grandparents on a Sunday afternoon we knew she entered the house when my grandmother buzzed her in and she came … Continue reading →

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Italian Iced Coffee

Posted on May 25, 2010 by

The first time I had iced coffee in Italy I was in Taormina. Taormina is a small town on the east coast of Sicily. The  village of Taormina is perched on a cliff overlooking the Ionian sea. Besides the ancient Greek … Continue reading →

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New Year’s Eve Punch

Posted on May 8, 2010 by

Friends I had a lot of friends growing up. On my block alone there were no less than 20 kids, all around the same age. And during the summer months we never left the streets to go inside until the … Continue reading →

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