TASTING TABLE NYC
Enjoy this story from our archive, originally sent to TT members on 7/6/2009.
Populist Movement
People's Pops has summer's freshest frozen treats licked
Last summer, Nathalie Jordi and her partners, David Carrell and Joel Horowitz, launched People's Pops under less-than-ideal circumstances: They made their frozen treats in a borrowed kitchen, ferried them to market in a rental car and hawked their goods sans permit (don't tell the City of New York).
But this summer, People's Pops is back--and fully legal--with a commercial kitchen in Coney Island, a Craigslist-sourced van and a stack of licenses, permits and permissions to prove it.
The popsicles are still made from all-natural ingredients and height-of-season farmers'-market fruit, but now they're just a lot easier to find, at regular booths at the Fort Greene and Dumbo locations of the Brooklyn Flea and pop-up stands in Battery Park.
The trio is bringing back fan favorites like watermelon-cucumber and strawberries and cream, and tinkering with new combinations. They tweak their recipes and business plan as they go, which has led to some delicious discoveries and offbeat ideas: When farmers'-market herbs were uninspiring, they paired blueberries with black tea instead (click here for the recipe); when it rained for weeks straight, they started a CSA-style popsicle delivery service.
And for companies looking for cheap catering options, they'll bring fresh pops right to the office--they've even offered to send servers on roller skates.
GET YOUR DAILY SERVING OF FOOD & DRINK CULTURE: MANAGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION AT TASTINGTABLE.COM/MANAGE
Get Directions
TOP STORIES
-
About /
Help /
Contact /
Terms & Conditions /
Privacy Policy /
Editorial Policy /
Advertise /
Search /
Jobs /
Update My Preferences /
Unsubscribe
Tasting Table serves genuine editorial. There is no
© 2008-2012 TDT Media Inc. doing business as Tasting Table.










