Obsessives: Soda Pop
16 Dec
By Meredith Arthur, Eric Slatkin, and Blake Smith
John Nese is the proprietor of Galco’s Soda Pop Stop in LA. His father ran it as a grocery store, and when the time came for John to take charge, he decided to convert it into the ultimate soda-lover’s destination. About 500 pops line the shelves, sourced lovingly by John from around the world. John has made it his mission to keep small soda-makers afloat and help them find their consumers. Galco’s also acts as a distributor for restaurants and bars along the West Coast, spreading the gospel of soda made with cane sugar (no high-fructose corn syrup if John can avoid it).
I remember when I was a lot younger my upstairs neighbor used to get bottles of soda from the soda-man delivered to his apartment. I don’t even remember the flavors but I do remember that it was very good.
Now THIS is the kind of stuff you and I should be producing here in the big city.
I was thinking the same thing. Let’s get to it!