Gourmet Ice Pops: Even from the other side of the world, Steve White felt the impact of Japan’s 2011 tsunami. Prior to taking a job in Atlanta, he taught English there and wanted to support the friends he had made abroad. What started as a kitchen hobby became a desk-to-desk disaster relief effort as White sold herb-infused gourmet ice pops at work. “I made a bunch of them and sent all the money to [the relief effort],” recalls the owner of J-Pops Gourmet Ice Pops. White has since moved back to his hometown of Columbus, where he now sells fruit-based ice pops at markets and festivals from April through October. Favorite flavors include lemon basil and watermelon mojito.
— Ohio Magazine