My New Book—Ice Cream: A Global History

New Orleans Book Signing for Ice Cream: A Global History Weds Feb. 27

New Orleans ice cream lovers! Come to my book signing and talk, sponsored by the Southern Food and Beverage Museum, at the fabulous Creole Creamery  We’ll be talking about NOLA ice cream history. Plus, I’ll throw in some fun facts from ice cream’s storied past as it evolved into the world’s favorite treat.  Hope to see [...]

1919 Ice Harvesting Video Shows What It Took to Keep Foods Frozen

I don’t have to tell you that it’s freezing outside! So what better day to show this 1919 film about the arduous process of ice harvesting. Before refrigeration became widespread in the early part of the 20th century, the only way to keep foods like ice cream frozen was by cutting blocks of ice from [...]

Recipe: Indian Pudding for Thanksgiving

Indian Pudding may be the ugliest dessert every created. But it’s also one of the most delicious–especially if you top it with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream! Concocted from corn meal, molasses, eggs and spices, Indian Pudding has long been a Thanksgiving staple. Read my story on Saveur.com about how this baked pudding [...]

Get the Scoop at New Amsterdam Market’s Ice Cream Fest and Book Signing

Ice Cream Fanatics: The New Amsterdam Market’s 3rd Annual Ice Cream Sunday is Aug. 19. If you’re in NYC, stop by for ice cream from some great purveyors—plus, I’ll be signing (and selling) copies of my book, Ice Cream: A Global History. The event’s from 12pm-4pm. I’ll be perched in a booth amongst the ice [...]

Hidden Vintage New York Hotel Menus Unearthed

I found these spectacularly beautiful menus from The New Yorker Hotel when I was on assignment for Interior Design magazine. Joe Kinney, the hotel’s chief engineer informal archivist, has over the years amassed scores of menus, door hangers and other hotel memorabilia, most of which date from the 30s and 40s. To see more of [...]