Pop Stars on a Stick

I’m a life-long popsickle licker and was a childhood snow-cone slurper. But until Obama was so chronically over-mediated on visits to his childhood Hawaii, I had never heard of shave ice. Living in NYC Italian ice overdoses in Little Italy, and on the Upper West Side every street corner hosts a helados cart selling frozen icies in dixie cups for $1.

And now, gourmet frozen fruit pops: introducing People’s Pops: frozen fresh-fruit popsticks and shave ice.

Mother’s Day was chilly in NYC, so after brunch at 5 Ninth in the Meatpacking District and a breezy walk along the HighLine Park, we ducked into Chelsea Market to warm up and satisfy our sweetbuds. While I huddled over a steaming cup of Wicked Hot Chocolate from Jacques Torres, I heard an odd banging noise: I twisted around in my seat and saw a booth with an aproned man hammering away at a huge block of ice!

Shave ice and fruity frozen pops have come to Chelsea Market. People’s Pops has been selling popsickles and shave ice made from locally grown fruits and herbs at the weekend Brooklyn Flea for a while: a couple weeks ago they opened a permanent, 7 days a week stand at Chelsea Market. With flavors like blackberry lemon verbena, raspberry basil, and rhubarb ginger your taste buds will be surprised and happy!

The perfect chilly sweet for the hot sticky days of summer!

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Moi tip: People’s Pops delivers! Frozen fruit pops or shave ice can be delivered to your home or office, and you can even set up a shave ice cart!