Category: camper_clips
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A Mention of The Ice Book in Scientific American
My fellow ice book author Amy Brady wrote an article for Scientific American on the use of ice and its impacts in cocktail programs. I consider it a success that not only did she include The Ice Book in the story, I was able to get the expression "dirty dump" in Scientific American! Read: Climate-Friendly…
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Tools for Breaking Down Ice Blocks
For Bevvy.co, I wrote up Ice Tools for the Bar: Knives, Chisels, Saws, and More. This story came out of my own curiosity as to which were the best type of tools to use for cutting and carving ice. So I asked a bunch of people who do it on the regular. Since I wrote…
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All About EcoSpirits
For AlcoholProfessor.com, I wrote up EcoSpirits, a company with a system for avoiding single-use glass bottles sold to bars. I've been following them for years and am psyched they've set up locations in the US now. They fill from bulk shipping containers, put them into their custom-made and reusable "ecoTotes" and refill them as needed. …
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Dots are So Hot Right Now
I hadn’t noticed just how many different ways bartenders were incorporating the same basic shape until I saw them all together on the menu at the bistro Causwells in San Francisco. “This whole menu I just gravitated to circles,” says Elmer Mejicanos, beverage director and managing partner. “I should have called it the circle menu.”…
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The Tiny Ice TikTok Trend
Punch editor-in-chief Talia Baiocchi writes about another ice trend on TikTok, that of teeny tiny ice cubes. It's a fun story and she asked me to share my thoughts. Read it here.
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A Shout-Out in Forbes About Ice
In an interview on Forbes.com with fellow ice nerd Jonathan Baker of Portland, Maine, I get a shout-out as the originator of the directional freezing system. The article is interesting all around and the pictures, taken by Baker, are great. You can see more on his Instagram account here.
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“Designer Ice” in the New York Times
I'm quoted in this article about fancy ice cubes in the New York Times. The Height of Domestic Luxury? Designer Ice. Join me in my obsession, preorder The Ice Book today!
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How Instagram Sparked the Clear-Ice Trend
In the February issue of Wine Enthusiast magazine, I was quoted on one page about the medicinal history of sparkling water and my book Doctors and Distillers was cited. On the next page, my forthcoming The Ice Book was cited and I provided quotes for a story on ice. That story just went up…
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The Technology Behind Nonalcoholic Vermouth
I spoke with Martini and Rossi’s Master Blender, Giuseppe “Beppe” Musso, and Senior Master Herbalist Ivano Tonutti to learn how they made their new nonalcoholic vermouths. It was fascinating! The story is now live at AlcoholProfessor.com.
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Patterned Ice is the New Logo Ice
In my first story for Vinepair.com, I wrote about patterned ice – the history and the trend. I'm pretty proud of this one! Read it here.