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Video: Why We'd Shove An Old Lady Into A Bike Lane To Eat An Artisanal Shaved Ice At A Festival In Brooklyn Where Food Is The New Music
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Published May 18, 2012
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We already gave you ten tempting items that will help you stretch your waistline at the Great GoogaMooga tomorrow, but what if you're not looking to put on a few pounds to fill out that swimsuit? Enter: Wooly's Ice. The low-calorie shaved ice creators (Danny Che, David Sat and Kenneth Sa) won a Vendy Award last year, and will be on hand tomorrow with different flavors of their unique treat. They just released this video showing how their ice sausage gets made:
But one important question remains unanswered: can you put booze to these? [via Food Curated]
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Jen Carlson is a former WNYC and Gothamist editor.
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