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    The Seltzer Man

    Walter Backerman is a third-generation seltzer man. He maintains one of the only remaining seltzer delivery routes in New York City and the entire United States. See a short documentary about Backerman here and listen to his story on Radio Diaries here .

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Walter Backerman is a third-generation seltzer man. He maintains one of the only remaining seltzer delivery routes in New York City and the entire United States.

    here and listen to his story on Radio Diaries here.

    The full episode

    6 of 7
    Automats; The Seltzer Man; Food on the Next Mission to Mars
    1. 0:00Food on Mars
    2. 0:00Culinary Intelligence
    3. 0:00Market Report
    4. 0:00Two Reasons to Visit a Food Court
    5. 0:00Vietnamese Charcuterie
    6. 0:00The Seltzer ManYou’re reading this
    7. 0:00The Automat
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      Evan Kleiman

      host 'Good Food'

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      Gillian Ferguson

      Supervising Producer, Good Food

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      Laryl Garcia

      Senior Director, Good Food

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      Sarah Rogozen

      Associate Producer, Good Food

      CultureFood & Drink

    The full episode

    6 of 7
    Automats; The Seltzer Man; Food on the Next Mission to Mars
    1. 0:00Food on Mars
    2. 0:00Culinary Intelligence
    3. 0:00Market Report
    4. 0:00Two Reasons to Visit a Food Court
    5. 0:00Vietnamese Charcuterie
    6. 0:00The Seltzer ManYou’re reading this
    7. 0:00The Automat
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