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<\/a>Fox\u2019s U-Bet Chocolate Syrup sponsored the annual National Egg Cream Invitational. Photo: Lamar Salter<\/p>\n\u201cWe were absolutely blown away by all the effervescent spirit brought by the day\u2019s over 100 entertainers and vendors who participated in this labor of love,\u201d said Barry Joseph, executive director of the Brooklyn Seltzer Museum. \u201cWhether it was actress Tova Feldshuh being crowned the 2026 Seltzer Queen before spritzing the crowd with seltzer, the Locavore selling special seltzer-themed merchandise, or a half-dozen retired seltzermen sitting for selfies and story sharing, the day left attendees feeling the fizz.\u201d<\/p>\n
Egger\u2019s Ice Cream Parlor on Staten Island took home the trophy for the egg cream competition, also known as the Golden Siphon. The parlor has been around since 1932.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was an honor winning the third annual National Egg Cream Competition and competing alongside such great competition,\u201d said Danielle Raleigh, owner of Egger\u2019s. \u201cReceiving the award of the Golden Syphon was incredible, and we are humbled to join the list of past winners, Eric Berley from The Franklin Fountain in Philadelphia as well as Gia and Pete from The Brooklyn Farmacy. The work that the Brooklyn Seltzer Boys put into this event is second to none, and none of this would have been possible without them. We look forward to prominently displaying the golden syphon in Egger\u2019s this year.\u201d<\/p>\n Other competitors included Tom\u2019s Restaurant, Greenberg\u2019s Bagels, GERTIE and Fishs Eddy from Brooklyn, Sammy\u2019s Roumanian Steakhouse from Manhattan, the Borscht Belt Deli and Hank Schwartz\u2019s Delicatessen & Appetizing in New Jersey, and Bubbs Seltzer of Texas.<\/p>\n This year\u2019s Egg Cream judges were actress and singer Jackie Hoffman, who was nominated for an Emmy for \u201cFeud: Betty and Joan\u201d and SAG-nominated for show \u201cOnly Murders in the Building,\u201d along with last year\u2019s winner Gia Giasullo of Brooklyn Farmacy & Soda Fountain, Dave Roffe of Old Jewish Men of New York and Carlo Formisano, known as Carlo the Chicken, who drinks egg creams at least five days a week.<\/p>\n Runners-up were also recognized.<\/p>\n Tom\u2019s Restaurant won best presentation of an egg cream, Hank Schwartz\u2019s Delicatessen & Appetizing won best performance in the creation of an egg cream, Sammy\u2019s Roumanian Steakhouse won best tasting classic egg cream and The Borscht Belt Deli got best tasting artisanal.<\/p>\n<\/a>Egger\u2019s Ice Cream Parlor receives the Golden Siphon. Photo: Yiyi Zhang<\/p>\n<\/a>Seltzer enthusiasts enjoyed plenty of samples and activities. Photo: Lamar Salter<\/p>\n<\/a>Plenty of egg creams were made throughout the Brooklyn SeltzerFest. Photo: Lamar Salter<\/p>\n