An ice cream binge across america, which the wall street journal hailed as a surprisingly serious, impressively thorough treatment of ice creams cultural significance. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading sweet spot. An ice cream binge across america, tells mental floss. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Journalist amy ettinger pursues her love of ice cream across america to understand its evolution and enduring power. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. The best way to celebrate the first ever singlesubject book on ice cream, sweet spot by amy ettinger. Amy ettinger audio books, best sellers, author bio. A journalist channels her icecream obsession, scouring the united states for the best artisanal brands and delving into the surprising history of ice cream and frozen treats in america. Amy ettinger is an essayist, journalist, and editor. Watch as these icecream aficionados guess what wild and. Sweet spot is a fun and spirited exploration of a treat americans cant get enough ofone that transports us back to our childhoods and will have you walking to the nearest shop for a cone.
This entry was posted in best of and tagged amy ettinger, ice cream, sweet spot an ice cream binge across america on february 22, 2018 by george dunlap. But the incident shows the kind of ethos ettinger brought to her justreleased book, sweet spot. This post contains affiliate links and i will receive compensation if you click through and make a purchase. Read more in author interview tags sweet spot, amy ettinger. Sweet spot by amy ettinger overdrive rakuten overdrive. Sweet spot by amy ettinger ice cream taste test youtube. Just in time to kick off national ice cream month in july, journalist amy ettinger has literally written the book on ice cream. Amy ettinger is an essayist, journalist and editor. Amy ettinger is a journalist and the author of sweet spot.
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Shes a journalist and author of the new book sweet spot. Amy told us all about her adventures researching her new books, including a car hijacking, water buffalo gelato, and ice cream truck wars in the streets of new york. An ice cream binge across america audiobook by amy ettinger. Sweet spot by amy ettinger read by kathleen mcinerney.
Our love of americas favorite dessert inspired us to chat with amy ettinger, the author of sweet spot, which chronicles her journey to taste ice cream from all across the nation. The scoop on ice cream a tour across america presents the cultural, economic and historical significance of the frozen dessert. The author, who attributes her interest to the immense tubs of genericbrand ice cream her father dragged home in compensation for other lacks in the family, now describes herself as an ice cream snob. Journalist amy ettinger says it dates back to our founding fathers. Amy ettinger is an essayist, journalist and the author of sweet spot. Browse amy ettinger s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. An ice cream binge across america dutton is the first. Wonderfully entertaining, witty and smart, superbly researched, and filled with a colorful cast of ice cream aficionados and fanatics, this book feels destined to become. For her book sweet spot, amy ettinger journeyed across america in search of the best scoop. Whether it started in china or italy, no one was really keeping record, amy ettinger, author of the justreleased sweet spot. Robin lubbock wbur this article is more than 1 year old. Ettinger is a selfproclaimed ice cream connoisseur turned ice cream snob and addict.
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. An ice cream binge across america ettinger, amy on. Kathleen mcinerney narrates ettinger s chronicle of her crosscountry quest to explore as many different varieties of ice cream as possible, including. For amy ettinger, ice cream is not just a delicious snack but a circumstance and a time of year frozen forever in memory.
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