Sweet Spot: An Ice Cream Binge Across America
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (618 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B01M8JRK9E |
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| Number of Pages | : | 169 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
She has written for the New York Times, New York magazine, The Washington Post, Salon, and the Huffington Post. Amy Ettinger is an essayist, journalist, and editor. She lives in Santa Cruz, California, with her husband and daughter.
Because it's also a world view in a cone, this book, and it's just what we need right now: equal parts comfort and thrills, luscious escapism and delightfully obsessive reality, and pure, cover-to-cover yumminess.”—Catherine Newman, author of Waiting for Birdy and Catastrophic Happiness“An energetic romp through the history of ice cream in America. With strong reporting full of heart, Ettinger takes us beyond sugar and cream to bring us the full story of America’s favorite dessert.”—Jessica Fechtor, New York Times bestselling author of Stir“Whether chasing down butter pecan frozen custard in Cream City, USA, Mister Softee slugfests in Brooklyn, or candy cap mushroom gelato made from water buffalo milk in north
Sweet Spot is a fun and spirited exploration of a treat Americans can’t get enough of—one that transports us back to our childhoods and will have you walking to the nearest shop for a cone.. As the youngest child and only girl, ice cream embodied unstructured summers, freedom from the tyranny of her classmates, and a comforting escape from her chaotic, demanding family. For Amy Ettinger, ice cream is not just a delicious snack but a circumstance and a time of year—frozen forever in memory. Now as an adult and journalist, her love of ice cream has led to a fascinating journey to understand ice cream’s evolution and enduring power, complete with insight into the surprising history behind America’s early obsession with ice cream and her experience in an immersive ice-cream boot camp to learn from the masters. From a visit to the one place in the United States that makes real frozen custard in a mammoth machine known as the Iron Lung, to the vicious competition among small ice-cream makers
A wonderful summer companion for your book bag This is a book about my absolute favorite food in the world. Like Ettinger, it's like crack for me. I can never have enough ice cream. If, like me, you are a freak for this cold treat, snap this book up and learn all about the crazy and fascinating history of its rise acr. "I learned (and laughed) a lot" according to Booksmasher21179. I found this book to be very informative, breezy and entertaining throughout, and I learned a lot. Who knew that there was a university that taught people how to make ice cream? I don't want to spoil any of the many surprises in these pages but I will just say this: you m. It's like spending a long afternoon poolside chatting with a friend Shelbelle I love-love-loved this book! It's like spending a long afternoon poolside chatting with a friend about her greatest adventure. Ettinger's personal history with ice cream hits so close to home. And her ice cream adventures around the country read like sweet, boozy gossip.