I keep between fifteen and thirty dollars worth of ice cream in my freezer at all times. An ice cream binge across america audiobook by amy ettinger. For amy ettinger, ice cream is not just a delicious snack but a circumstance and a time of year frozen forever in memory. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Even though author amy ettinger is a good essayist and writer, the question in the readers mind is who she envisioned as readers for. As the youngest child and only girl, ice cream embodied unstructured summers, freedom. Sweet spot a journalist channels her ice cream obsession, scouring the united states for the best artisanal brands and delving into the surprising history of ice cream and frozen treats in america. I wanted to talk to case and estreller about how they started and how theyve handled the sexism in this sometimes cold business. I got to do that recently when i sat down to chat with author amy ettinger. Additional gift options are available when buying one ebook at a time. Just in time to kick off national ice cream month in july, journalist amy ettinger has literally written the book on ice cream. An ice cream binge across america, which went on sale this week.
An ice cream binge across america, a breezy, appealing book that tracks the history and development of the frozen favorite. For amy ettinger, ice cream is not just a delicious snack but a circumstance and a time of yearfrozen forever in memory. With the proliferation of artisanal ice cream shops across the country it would appear that an awful lot of americans would agree with her. Sweet spot an ice cream binge across america by amy ettinger. Author amy ettinger salutes the timeless treat in sweet spot.
Ice cream fans are going to love amy ettinger s new book sweet spot. Ben jerrys homemade ice cream dessert book by ben cohen the perfect scoop by. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She spent a year researching, tasting and delving into the history and sociology of ice cream for her new book sweet spot. Browse amy ettinger s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. An ice cream binge across america, which the wall street journal hailed as a surprisingly serious, impressively thorough treatment of ice cream s cultural significance. Sweet spot is an american epic told by an adventurous soul with an ice cream obsession. Shes recorded her findings in a new book, sweet spot.
Sweet spot by amy ettinger penguin random house audio. Recently, amy decided to embark on a fascinating journey in search of frozen bliss. In her book, ettinger gets the scoop on our love affair with ice cream she even attended an ice cream boot camp to learn from the pros. Essayist ettinger s affection for ice cream takes her across the country in a search for variations on her favorite food. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Biography, ice cream, ices, social aspects of ice cream, ices, social life and customs, travel, history. Shelf awareness called the book a richly entertaining, easytoread narrative. For amy ettinger, ice cream is not just a delicious snack but a circumstance and a time of yearfrozen. This ice cream is not for guests, and most of it will never be consumed by anyone. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Sweet spot is the first ever singlesubject book on ice cream and ettinger takes the matter seriously. But thanks to brave and very important ice cream research conducted by amy ettinger, the author of sweet spot. A selfdescribed ice cream snob ever in pursuit of the perfect scoop, ettinger explores. An ice cream binge across america kindle edition by amy ettinger. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sweet spot. An ice cream binge across america, we can vastly increase our ice cream knowledge. Journalist amy ettinger says it dates back to our founding fathers. Cant make it to the event but still want a signed copy of the book. An ice cream binge across america kindle edition by ettinger, amy. Amy ettinger is an essayist, journalist, and editor whos work has been featured in the new york times, new york magazine, the washington post, salon, and the huffington post. Amy ettinger has written such a charming and passionate love story that youll feel like maybe ice cream is what you need more of in your life. For amy ettinger, ice cream is not just a delicious snack but a circumstance and a time of yearfrozen forever.
Nothing says summer like a simple, classic ice cream cone. Americans eat more than 40 pints of ice cream each year. But the incident shows the kind of ethos ettinger brought to her justreleased book, sweet spot. She chronicles her exploits in the entertaining new book sweet spot. An ice cream binge across america ettinger, amy on. An ice cream binge across america, provides an intimate look at the men and women who bring dairy desserts to the masses. Praise for sweet spot a surprisingly serious, impressively thorough. And so my ice cream odyssey continues, as i seek out the next revelation, one dripping scoopful at a time.
Amy ettinger is a journalist and the author of sweet spot. She started her journey at mission hill creamery, her neighborhood ice cream shop in santa cruz. An ice cream binge across america by amy ettinger a journalist. An ice cream binge across america by amy ettinger isbn. Celebrate national ice cream month with sweet reads. Amy ettinger audio books, best sellers, author bio. Sweet spot by amy ettinger overdrive rakuten overdrive. Not only does she make her own ice cream at homewhich seems to be a lovehate relationshipbut she also attends an ice cream class in the middle of winter, risks getting mugged just so she. United states for the best artisanal brands and delving into the surprising history of ice cream and frozen treats in america. Whether it started in china or italy, no one was really keeping record, amy ettinger, author of the justreleased sweet spot. An ice cream binge across america, tells mental floss.
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