Beverage

Whether you’re in Florida or Los Angeles, you can get a little taste of Brooklyn under the blue-striped awning of Uncle Louie G Italian Ices & Ice Cream. Just look at the ice flavors: N.Y.P.D. Blue. F.D.N.Y Cherry. Coney Island Cotton Candy. Holi Canoli. Soprano Spumoni. 

Uncle Louie G began 20 years ago as “a hole in the wall” in Brooklyn’s Prospect Park, says Dino Russo, owner and director of research and development. Russo took over when his brother, the company founder, retired. In just seven years, he grew Uncle Louie G from eight locations to more than 50. Hamilton Beach Commercial spoke with Russo to find out how he’s winning over customers from the East Coast to the West.

In case you missed them, here are the top 5 most popular blog posts for the month of April. Leaping back into the top spot is the Kahlua Colada -- this post is evergreen, apparently.

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When you’re buying a high-performance blender or other restaurant equipment, you care about how much it costs. You care about how easy it is to operate and how long the warranty lasts. You probably don’t care about all the mysterious agency certifications it has: NSF, ETL, UL… Should you?

Yes. For one, health inspectors look at these marks. They want proof that your kitchen equipment is certified to be sanitary and safe. Also, certified foodservice equipment is better for your bottom line: more durable, safer for employees to use, and easier to clean so your risk of foodborne illness is decreased. But restaurant equipment certifications can be cryptic and confusing. There’s a lot of overlap between them, yet standards recognized in the United States may not count elsewhere in the world.

Here’s a quick rundown of what you need to know.

In case you missed them, here are the top 5 most popular blog posts for the month of March. Still hanging on by its fingernails... Kahlua Colada is in the Top 5 again this month.

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A little more mellow. A little less sweet.

A little less complicated. A little more fun.

We feel like cocktail trendsetters are taking a deep breath in 2017. While artfully made craft cocktails continue to be in demand, bartenders just aren’t trying as hard to impress us — and that’s a good thing. We’ve noticed six new cocktail trends that are getting the year off to a refreshing start.

What does a craft cocktail sound like?

The rattle of ice in a shaker. The squish of a lemon in the juicer. Maybe the whisper of a basil leaf, muddled gently in the glass. And — the whir of a blender?

Frozen craft cocktails are coming into their own. As Punch puts it, “blended cocktails are no different than any other classic cocktail with a rich history: They’ve enjoyed a heyday, seen a resurgence, suffered a dark period and are poised on the brink of another comeback.” They’re novel, they’re popular, and they’re profitable. Here’s how, and why, frozen drinks are being revived.

In case you missed them, here are the top 5 most popular blog posts for the month of February. Kahlua Colada will not go away!

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Time to take a look back at the first month of the new year! Here is the list of the top 5 most popular blog posts for the month of January. Someone is still keeping the Kahlua Colada the Top 5...you know who you are!

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Check out our most popular content for the month of December -- here is your recap of our top posts from the Hamilton Beach® Commercial blog. The Kahlua Colada is back in the Top 5 again! Someone really loves coffee liqueur, coconut and pineapple together... 

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Happy New Year! As we take a moment to pause and reflect on the year that's passed, let's take a look back at the posts that pulled in the most views in 2016 across all four of the Hamilton Beach® Commercial blogs.

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