Lily O’Briens Chocolate Collection – Eating my words, and happily!
Rosa A couple of weeks ago, I posted a review of Lily O’Briens crispy heart and sticky toffee. It was about as scathing as I get: “From the two I tasted,…
April 2008
Shameless Plug again
Hi readers, Our “This is Sportscenter” commercial taping ran over, so we didn’t go on until 11AM. Sorry if you tuned in at 10 to catch us. The good news…
Candy News Flash!
Before your regularly scheduled candy review, a plug for my personal life. Today, I will be conducting the Yale Precision Marching Band LIVE! on ESPN’s First Talk. We’re scheduled to…
Joseph Schmidt truffles
Before your regularly scheduled candy review, a plug for my personal life. Tomorrow (Tuesday), I will be conducting the Yale Precision Marching Band LIVE! on ESPN’s First Talk. We’re scheduled…
Amano Single Origin Bars
Every once in a while, you’re fortunate enough to experience something so eye-opening that it changes the way you frame your worldview. After falling in love for the first time,…
Bringing the Food of the Gods to the Masses
Over the weekend, I churned out a 14-page final paper that I turned in on Monday for my history of food class. It’s a good thing I wrote this week’s…
Vosges Truffles
As previously mentioned on Monday, my box of 9 of Vosges Exotic Truffles were samples sent by the company. I shared them with friends, which is the best way to…
Happy Earth Day!
Because today is Earth Day, I am reposting bits from an old post from Blog Action Day and listing some earth-friendly brands that I’ve the pleasure of trying: Endangered Species…
Vosges Flying Chocolate Pig
When I was in Chicago over spring break, I stopped by a Vosges boutique because even though I can’t really afford their products on my college student budget, holy cow…
Mamba Candy: Starburst Knockoff or Better? [Review]
I’ve seen Mamba candy?on the racks at Walgreen’s for ages and finally picked up a pack when they were on sale. They’re made by Storck, the same company that makes…
Greek Chocolate
Greek chocolate gets a little blurb in the Times Dining section this week. I’ve had white chocolate with olive bits at Vosges before and didn’t much care for it, but…
Lily O’Briens truffles
According to their website, Lily O’Briens is one of Ireland’s top chocolatiers. From the two I tasted, a crispy heart and a sticky toffee, either Ireland has poor chocolatiers or…