Serious Eats: New York
Why Are Egg Creams Always So Disappointing?
A refreshingly honest piece on egg creams in the Brooklyn Paper reminded me that, although I love the idea of an egg cream, that old-time New York confectionary drink is invariably disappointing.
If anyone asked me where to get a good egg cream in New York, I wouldn't know where to send them. Even the legendary Gem Spa on Saint Mark's Place makes its egg creams in plastic cups. That is so wrong.
So when it comes to drinking an egg cream worth the calories, I'm afraid I'm with Lucy Baker, the author of the Brooklyn Paper article. She concludes that you gotta make your own, and she gives us the recipe.
Is there a great egg cream to be had that I've somehow missed? Do tell.