Access Atlanta
Tangerine-basil ice pops will make you happy
Over the past few years, gourmet versions of Mexican paletas — i.e., ice pops — have been delighting the sweaty set in other Southern towns such as Nashville and Raleigh, North Carolina.
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The tangerine-basil pop was great — the flavor really captured the sweet, refreshing mintiness of basil and not too much of its licorice character. I liked the final bites, which had a few chopped basil leaves in them.
CNN Newsroom
From AIG To "King Of Pops"
The first thing you notice about Steven Carse is that he's a pretty chilled-out guy. That may have come in handy at his last job, as an analyst for insurance giant AIG, but it's a literal necessity in his new role as the King Of Pops. When the 26-year-old Atlanta resident lost his job with the company that was "too big to fail," he put all his energy into a venture that's the antithesis of everything AIG's known for these days. No boss, no spreadsheets, no talk of derivatives. Carse and his brother bought a rolling cart and decided to sell handmade, gourmet popsicles at a busy corner in Atlanta. Only fresh ingredients from local farmers' markets go into Carse's creations. You won't find his flavors in your grocer's freezer–combinations like chocolate sea-salt, pineapple-habenero, and one of Carse's favorites, grapefruit-mint.
Creative Loafing
Hail to the King
Carse's popsicles – which are all vegan – have almost the same taste (but better quality) of a smoothie. If you're looking for a dessert-type pop that's more filling, you can find those on the menu as well. Add to the fact that they're made with fresh fruits – he buys organic and local fruit when possible – and you have an independent upstart with a sustainable mind-set. Summer on the streets of Atlanta just got more delicious.
Garden & Gun
King of Pops
Atlanta, Georgia; Athens, Georgia; Asheville, North Carolina; and Charleston, South CarolinaFounded by brothers set on escaping the corporate grind, King of Pops does the neighborhood ice cream truck one better by dishing out flavors ranging from chocolate sea salt to the Arnold Palmer (sweet tea and lemonade). Check the website for current locations of their roving umbrella pushcarts, or just look for the line.
Good Day Atlanta
Road Warrior: King of Pops
Looking for a good way to beat the summer heat? How bout grabbing some icy cold fruit on a stick? The King of Pops is on the corner of North and North Highland Avenue, hawking his exotic flavors right out of a cart.
Regular Guys
Steven returns to the Regular Guys to discuss current King of Pops events.
Southern Living
King of Pops, Atlanta, GA
Hawking exotic frozen fruit bars (made with fresh ingredients from farmers’ markets), this whimsical cart holds court in Atlanta’s trendy Virginia Highland. With quenching, alluring flavors like chocolate sea salt, blackberry-mojito, pineapple-habañero, and grapefruit-mint, we can see why.