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Daughter of Vegetable Peeler Joe Ades Keeps Tradition Alive

Three weeks after the death of Joe Ades, Manhattan's legendary vegetable peeler peddler, his daughter Ruth Ades-Laurent has taken over the family business.

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9 Comments | Posted by Erin Zimmer, February 23, 2009 at 12:45 PM
Tagged: Joe Ades, New York legends, obituaries, vegetable peelers

Photo of the Day: Tribute to Joe Ades

Photograph from juanamarie33 on Flickr A photo within a photo, in this case. A nice memorial to Joe Ades in Union Square, appropriately with a carrot peel wreath, where he might have been peeling this very minute. Previously: Legendary...

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Post a Comment | Posted by Erin Zimmer, February 9, 2009 at 11:30 AM
Tagged: Joe Ades, New York legends, obituaries, Photo of the Day, vegetable peelers

Legendary NYC Vegetable Peeler Salesman Joe Ades, 75

"... no one believed his answer to the 'So what do you do?' question: 'I sell potato peelers on the street.'" One of Joe Ades' vegetable peelers. Photograph from La Mariposa on Flickr If you live in New York or...

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38 Comments | Posted by Adam Kuban, February 3, 2009 at 12:15 PM
Tagged: Joe Ades, New York legends, obituaries, vegetable peelers