I’m so terrible about impulse buys at Trader Joe’s. Everything looks awesome! Like these Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter Salted Caramel Truffles. What a mouthful of a title! Which came with a mouthful…
Month: November 2012
Candy Blog guide to NYC
Cybele from Candy Blog recently went to NYC and wrote up all her candy-related visits. Beware: reading may give you cravings for macarons, salted caramels, or salted caramel macarons.
Sour Jacks
I’d never heard of Sour Jacks before I saw them at Sweets and Snacks earlier this year. It seems like they fight Sour Patch Kids for sour anthropomorphic candy gummi territory. I…
Sandy and NYC food artisans
Serious Eats wrote a piece about the status of some NYC food artisan’s negatively impacted by Hurricane Sandy. It’s great that there are so many small businesses in NYC, and I hope…
Hedonist Cinnamon Chipotle Drinking Choc
Last year, Hedonist Artisan Chocolates sent me free samples of their bittersweet drinking chocolate, but it never really got cold enough in North Carolina for me to bust it out. Recently, I…
Happy Thanksgiving
To my U.S. readers, hope you have a great Thanksgiving! May it be full of delicious food and time with loved ones. Photo is of the Thanksgiving Mix from Public Displays of…
Caribbean Chocolate Vacation
If you’re struggling to pick your next vacation adventure (and you have a good chunk of disposable income), check out the NY Times Travel section’s write up of chocolate-themed tours of Caribbean….
Paris Chocolate Show
Yesterday, I pointed y’all to Serious Eats’s write up of the NYC Chocolate Show. Today, I point you to Chocablog’s take on the Paris Chocolate Show. Drooling yet?
Thanksgiving break + NYC Chocolate Show
I’m taking the week off from writing new reviews this week since it’s Thanksgiving. Instead, I’ll leave y’all with news posts, through Wednesday, starting with Serious Eats’ recap of the NYC chocolate…
Buddy Fruits Fruit Bites
Buddy Fruits?was one of my saviors at Sweets and Snacks. After entire days of gorging on candy samples, their fruit?pouches?of?blended fruit?(basically apple+other fruits sauce in portable format) were a health preserver in…
Candy-flavored Pringles?
Limited edition treats are a boon for food bloggers, as they give us fresh products to write about.?Sometimes, though, I think they’re ill-advised. Have you ever wished for white chocolate peppermint or…
Perugina Chocolates – Cappuccino a
Finally! I’ve made it to the last 2 (of 8) Perugina bars that were generously given to me as free samples at Sweets and Snacks. Last Friday, I covered the “plain” chocolate…