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Park Ave. potato peeler's legacy continues

Posted: Tuesday, February 24, 2009 12:46 PM by Vidya Rao

The spirit of Joe Ades, the beloved Park Avenue potato peeler who died earlier this month, lives on. The New York Post reports that his daughter, Ruth Ades-Laurent, has taken over his spot at the Union Square Greenmarket, selling the $5 vegetable peelers that made her father famous.

Ades-Laurent expects to be hawking peelers every Saturday, in memory of her dad.

"He'd say, 'You better be careful. If I go, these are your inheritance,'" Ades-Laurent told the Post.

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Wow!  I wondered how long this fine gentleman would live and more importantly, who would fill his big shoes on the streets of New York.  It's great that he has a family and that his daughter will attempt to fill these shoes with the same effect as her father.  What an exceptional man and I am so sorry about his death.  I bet he is up in Heaven selling those potato peelers on the golden road.

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